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RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War: v. 1: Operational Losses Aircraft and Crews 1939-1941 by Norman Franks (Paperback, 2008)
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Title: RAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1. Author: Norman L R Franks. Subtitle: Operational Losses Aircraft and Crews 1939-1941. Release Date: 13/06/1997. Further Details. Format: Paperback.
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During 1939-1941, Fighter Command lost around 1,000 aircrew. The reasons and circumstances for these losses are shown as crucial campaigns are enacted. Forty illustrations complement the loss details and appendices provide Fighter Command Orders of Battle at crucial periods in the conflict, plus details of the build-up of Night Fighter Squadrons during 1941, and a list of Wing Leaders. In August 1939, on the eve of war with Germany, Britain was ill-prepared and Fighter Command could muster only 37 operation squadrons to face the foe. Following a brief campaign in Norway, and the brave but disastrous Battle of France and retreat through Dunkirk, Britain stood alone, waiting. As the forefront of Britain's defence at this time was RAF Fighter Command, with its Hurricanes, Spitfires, Blenheims and a few obsolete Gladiators.The inevitable onslaught began, and somehow, against vastly superior odds, the pilots, who became immortalised as the world-famed 'few', repulsed the Luftwaffe during the frenetic air fighting that culminated in 'The Battle of Britain' in the summer of 1940. Germany's failure to overcome the RAF and its decision to attack Russia allowed Britain to consolidate, rebuild, and then begin to go onto the offensive. Norman Franks has written over 30 books related to the history of the Royal Air Force. This particular work examines the sacrifice made by Fighter Command during the desperate early years of the war. Operational losses are recorded on a day-by-day basis, identifying the units concerned, the crews involved, and the aircraft type, service serial number and code letters where confirmed.Product Identifiers
PublisherCrecy Publishing
ISBN-139781857802863
eBay Product ID (ePID)87885992
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SubjectWriting & Reading, Government, History
Publication Year2008
Number of Pages160 Pages
Publication NameRAF Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War: v. 1: Operational Losses Aircraft and Crews 1939-1941
LanguageEnglish
TypeReference
AuthorNorman Franks
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorNorman Franks
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- 30 Nov, 2016
Excellent book
Updated book from earlier version, just shows how much is still being discovered and needed too be added. It's a historians dream as it is comprehensive and echoes the authors similar efforts with the later war years and bFighter Ucommand generallyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 31 Oct, 2019
VERY VALUABLE BOOK
AMAZING BOOK WHICH I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED WHICH SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF DETAIL THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
