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No 501 County Of Gloucester Squadron 1939 1945
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Book Synopsis No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, 1939-1945 by : David Watkins
Download or read book No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, 1939-1945 written by David Watkins and published by Philedition. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No.501 Squadron was one of the five Special Reserve units (from Nos.500 to 504 Sqns) to be formed during the late 1920s. At the eve of WWII, four of these were still active and took part to the conflict, two as fighter units, 501 being one of the latter. From the first blood in France in 1940 until the hunt of the V-1s in 1944, the history of this squadron in narrated in 136 pages. No less than 348 pilots flew in operations with the Squadron, one third being not coming from Britsh Isles, like Americans (15, including USAAF personnel), Australians (9), Belgians (6), Canadians (17), Czechoslovaks (14), Dane (1), French (4), New Zealanders (25), Poles (19) and South Africans (2). As for the other titles of the Series, appendices comprise the claim list, full loss list and operational diary.
Book Synopsis The West at War 1939-45 by : Nick Maddocks
Download or read book The West at War 1939-45 written by Nick Maddocks and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2005-04-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The West at War, due to accompany a major 6-part series for ITV1 West of England, produced by Testimony Films and to be broadcast across May/June 2005, commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II and features the stories of servicemen and women from Bristol and the South West.
Book Synopsis The Royal Auxiliary Air Force by : Frances Louise Wilkinson
Download or read book The Royal Auxiliary Air Force written by Frances Louise Wilkinson and published by Air World. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owing its origins to Lord Trenchard’s desire to establish an elite corps of civilians who would serve their country in flying squadrons during their spare time, the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF) was first formed in October 1924. Today, the Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) is the primary reinforcement capability for the regular RAF. It consists of paid volunteers who, at weekends, evenings and holidays, train to support the RAF, particularly in times of national emergency and conflict. This has seen the AAF play important roles in the Battle of Britain, its squadrons claiming 30 per cent of enemy ‘kills’. Other notable achievements by AAF pilots include the first German aircraft destroyed over the British mainland and its territorial waters, the first U-boat to be destroyed with the aid of airborne radar, the first destruction of a V-1 flying bomb, and an AAF squadron claimed the highest score of any British night fighter squadron. It was an AAF squadron which was the first to be equipped with jet-powered aircraft. Receiving ‘Royal’ status in 1947 in recognition of its contribution to victory in the Second World War, the RAuxAF also came to the fore during the Cold War providing home defense as the regular squadrons were shipped to hotspots around the world. In more recent times, squadrons and personnel of the RAuxAF have seen action in Iraq and Afghanistan This book presents, for the first time, the history and development of all the squadrons and units that made up the Auxiliary and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, including the Balloon Squadrons, the Maritime Headquarters Units, Fighter Control and Radar Reporting Units, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiments and of course the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. These devoted warriors continue to serve alongside the regular forces in defense of the United Kingdom, ready to be called into action whenever their country is in time of need.
Book Synopsis The Fighter Aces of the R.A.F., 1939-1945 by : E. C. R. Baker
Download or read book The Fighter Aces of the R.A.F., 1939-1945 written by E. C. R. Baker and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom by : Mikkel Plannthin
Download or read book Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom written by Mikkel Plannthin and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Aerodromes Of Fighter Command by : Robin J Brooks
Download or read book Aerodromes Of Fighter Command written by Robin J Brooks and published by After the Battle. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RAF Fighter Command was established in July 1936 to provide the airborne element in the defense of Britain against air attack. The aerodromes under the Command described in this book came under the control of several Groups: No. 9 in the west, No. 10 covering the south-west, No. 11 in the south-east, No.?12 on the eastern side of the country, and Nos. 13 and 14 protecting the extreme north. In this volume the activities of over 90 airfields are described and illustrated in our ‘then and now’ theme, both on the ground and from above. Many, having served their purpose, have returned to farmland leaving only odd vestiges to recall their former role as front-line fighter stations. Others have succumbed to the encroachment of housing or industry or even been totally expunged from the map through mining activities. On the other hand, a number have continued to be used as airfields, either for sport or business flying, and some continue as major airports with modern facilities. Sadly the post-war years have witnessed the slow decline of the RAF presence at so many of their former bases, two having closed during our research for this book. And some have found a new lease of life with the Army . . . or even the Ministry of Justice! All came into their own during the six years of war and the scars from that battle are still evident if one cares to look. Moldering buildings from the former era remain as poignant reminders of the airmen and women who once inhabited them . . . now standing almost as memorials to the thousands who never came through. This is their story.
Book Synopsis Squadron Histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., Since 1912 by : Peter Lewis
Download or read book Squadron Histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., Since 1912 written by Peter Lewis and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1968 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om alle eskadriller i Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service og Royal Air Force.
Book Synopsis Bomber Squadrons of the R.A.F. and Their Aircraft by : Philip J. R. Moyes
Download or read book Bomber Squadrons of the R.A.F. and Their Aircraft written by Philip J. R. Moyes and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated record of British Royal Air Force squadrons formed since the First World War, including those formed from Allied and Dominions personnel.
Book Synopsis The Territorial Air Force by : Frances Louise Wilkinson
Download or read book The Territorial Air Force written by Frances Louise Wilkinson and published by Air World. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is almost certainly the definitive account of the Auxiliary Air Force, the Special Reserve and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.” —Paul Nixon, Army Ancestry Research To date, little has been written about the Territorial Air Force as a voluntary military organization and no sustained analysis of its recruitment and social composition undertaken. Made up of three different parts, the Auxiliary Air Force, the Special Reserve and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, these three separate and different groups have not featured significantly in existing literature. Along with a history of the Territorial Air Force, this book includes an analysis of how the volunteers joined, and what kinds of men were accepted into the organizations as both pilots and officers. The influences class and social status had on recruitment in the run up to the Second World War are also discussed. There is an exploration of the key differences between the Auxiliary squadrons and the SR squadrons, as well as the main reasons for the idea of merging the SR squadrons into the AAF squadrons. Briefly discussed are the newly formed University Air Squadrons that were set up to promote “air mindedness” and to stimulate an interest and research on matters aeronautical. Military voluntarism continued to play a key role in the defense of twentieth-century Britain, and class ceased to be the key determining factor in the recruitment of officers as the organizations faced new challenges. Within both the AAF and the RAFVR the pre-war impression of a gentlemen’s flying club finally gave way to a more meritocratic culture in the post-war world.
Book Synopsis Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939–41 by : Alfred Price
Download or read book Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939–41 written by Alfred Price and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spitfire Mk Is and IIs served only briefly in the frontline with the RAF, but their pilots were responsible for achieving impressive scores against the Luftwaffe during 1940/41. This volume details the RAF's first aces of World War 2 who helped stem the German tide during Britain's struggle for survival in the bitter years between 1939 and 1941. Early-mark Spitfires were notorious for their light armament, overheating engines and short range, but during the dogfights over Dunkirk and south-east England, then the first tentative sweeps across France, many pilots achieved scores of note.
Book Synopsis Dod's Parliamentary Companion by : Charles Roger Dod
Download or read book Dod's Parliamentary Companion written by Charles Roger Dod and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes by :
Download or read book Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes written by and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dod's Parliamentary Companion written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dod's Peerage by : Charles Roger Dod
Download or read book Dod's Peerage written by Charles Roger Dod and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Flight and Aircraft Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Who's who in British Aviation by : Theodore Stanhope Sprigg
Download or read book Who's who in British Aviation written by Theodore Stanhope Sprigg and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
