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Wings Over the Waves by Graham Drucker (Hardcover, 2010)
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Wings over the Waves: Fleet Air Arm Strike Leader against Tirpitz, The Biography of Lt Cdr Roy Baker-Falkner DSO DSC RN. Author:Graham Roy Drucker. Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd. This is the biography of one of the Royal Navy s legendary pilots.
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This is the biography of one of the Royal Navy s legendary pilots. BF or Daddy as he was known, started his career at Dartmouth and then spent his early seagoing years in Hong Kong, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. His wartime experiences as a Fleet Air pilot aboard HMS Glorious included the historic air strike at Taranto and the search for the Graf Spee. In May 1940 he was loaned to Coastal Command and attacked German Panzer tanks in a biplane, defended Allied troops over Dunkirk and was one of only a few naval officers to fight in the Battle of Britain. After a period as a test pilot at Boscombe Down he became one of only four Wing Leaders in the Royal Navy. His successful leadership lead to many more successes, not least the crippling of Tirpitz as part of a diversionary plan in the lead up to D-Day.He was a superb pilot, loved by all the air and ground crew under his command. His reputation as a fearless and dynamic leader remains a legend today. The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of aerial sorties and strikes throughout the dark days over Nazi Europe. Tragically he was killed in action in July 1944, one week prior to promotion and a job ashore. The book includes many of his letters and extracts from his diary. SELLING POINTS: Actions include Tirpitz, Taranto, Battle of Britain, Dunkirk and Graf Spee Test Flying Defending Russia with attacks on Kirkenes and Petsamo 60 illustrationsProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781848843059
eBay Product ID (ePID)93398839
Product Key Features
Book TitleWings over the Waves
AuthorGraham Drucker
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGraham Drucker
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 05 Jul, 2019
A most impressive work, aptly titled
This is one of the finest biographies about a Fleet Air Arm pilot in WW2 I have ever read. The book is beautifully written and hugely compelling. The amount of research and work which the author must have undertaken has produced, in my opinion, a work of outstanding quality. It is also a very fitting and much deserved tribute to a very brave man - Lieutenant Commander Roy Baker-Falkner DSO DSC RNVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
