Drake group captain (5 risultati)
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Da: Mahler Books, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, U.S.A.Mahler Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 192 pages.
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Da: Goldring Books, Eastbourne, Regno UnitoGoldring Books
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Hard Cover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. An As New copy with dustjacket which has a small repaired closed tear to front top edge and which is not price clipped. 160 pages. Born in London of an English father and Australian mother and educated in Switzerland, Billy Drake was to become one of the most i…llustrious RAF fighter pilots of World War II. He flew in many theatres with various squadrons on different aircraft - starting with 1 Squadron in France in 1940 on Hurricanes, then with 421 Flight (later 91 Squadron) on Spitfires over the Channel, then in West Africa with 128 and the Desert with 112 'Shark' Squadron on Kittyhawks. Taken off operations a the end of 1942, he was posted to Malta leading the Krendi Wing. On return to the UK he led a 2nd TAF Typhoon Wing, flying numerous sorties over the French coast prior to the invasion. He eventually accounted for more than 20 enemy aricraft destroyed or damaged. He was then despatched to Fort Leavenworth USA with Peter Brothers, then to Operations Staff SHAEF HQ for the rest of the war. Postwar he was to be found in Japan, at HQ Malaya and Singapore, followed by a succession of staff appointments, including Air Attache in Switzerland. His final posting was a Group Captain commanding RAF Chivenor, Devon, until retirement in 1963. A colourful personality, he gives the reader insights into his exceptional career, his widely differing experiences, the characters he knew and flew with and the humorous highlights of an RAF lifestyle. 14 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Da: AZ Books, Tonbridge, KENT, Regno UnitoAZ Books
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Condizione: New. Free shipping. Dispatch on all orders before 3pm same day. | SHOP & WAREHOUSE OVERSTOCK - LOWEST PRICE ONLINE! This book is in New condition. | ISBN: 9781902304977 | Seller SKU: U1-S-AG-new_HK_17713-ND.
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Da: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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Hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Editore: Grub Street London 2009, 2009
Da: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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Aggiungi al carrelloreprint dust jacket New Book octavo 160pp., b/w pls., appends., index, Billy Drake flew in many theatres with various squadrons on different aircraft, starting with 1 Squadron in 1940 on Hurricanes in France, then 91 Squadron on Spitfires over the Channel & on Kittyhawks over the desert.
