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Malta Spitfire Pilot : Ten Weeks of Terror April - June 1942 by Denis Barnham (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Author:Denis Barnham. His task was to engage the overwhelming number of enemy bombers, usually protected by fighter escorts, and shoot down as many as possible. The Spitfires were bomb-scarred and battered; often they could only get two or three in the air together, and the airfields were riddled with bomb craters, but they managed to keep going and they made their mark on enemy operations.

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PublisherGrub Street

ISBN-101909166030

ISBN-139781909166035

eBay Product ID (ePID)148909087

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Book TitleMalta Spitfire Pilot : Ten Weeks of Terror April-June 1942

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War Ii, Europe / Western, Military / Aviation, Military

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorDenis Barnham

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.9 oz.

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

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by stubbsie
16 May, 2018
Reluctant Warrior
Barnham’s discomfort with his chosen Service in the RAF permeates this story, but this benefits the readers insight into the less glorious aspects of being a fighter pilot in a war zone where the odds of survival were not good. Nevertheless, Barnham - and many other fighter pilots did survive. What emerges from this story is the mismatch between the rhetoric of the AOC, Lloyd, and the disjointed, ad hoc, amateur way Lloyd used radar, communications intercept capabilities and the fighter aircraft allocated to him in attempts to deny the GAF air superiority, is marked. The pervasive impression that being outnumbered left only one option: to head away from the incoming Germans and Italians, in order to gain height, then turn back north to shoot at the GAF when they had bombed the Island, merits more attention than given by historians so far.
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by otk_87
04 Jun, 2024
thanks, could have done without all the stickers on the cover, but the book itself is fine.
thanks, could have done without all the stickers on the cover, but the book itself is fine.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned