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Three's Company: a History of No.3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF

Door Jack T.C. Long

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#327383-XD20
Titel
Three's Company: a History of No.3 (Fighter) Squadron RAF
Auteur
Long, Jack T.C.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
1844151581
ISBN13
9781844151585
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original blue boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, richly illustrated with b/w photogrpahs, 8vo.
Samenvatting
No 3 Squadron was formed at Larkhill in 1912 from the No 2 (Airplane} Company under the command of the famous Major Robert Brooke-Popham. More importantly the squadron was the first in the RFC to be equipped with fixed-wing aircraft. Thereafter the squadron distinguished itself in both World Wars, its battle honors including Mons, Neuve Chappelle, Loos, Somme 1916, Cambrai 1917, Somme 1918, The Battle of Britain, Normandy and Arnhem. More recently it has seen service in the Falklands, the Balkans and Iraq. This book is a highly-illustrated history of the Squadron's operations throughout its history. The rare photographs have been collected by the author over many years and the text includes firsthand accounts from the Squadron archives. This book is the ultimate record of one of the world'... (Lees verder)s oldest and proudest military flying units.
Pagina's
218
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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