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249 at Malta: RAF's Top-Scoring Fighter Squadron by Brian Cull & Frederick Galea
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Libro en perfecto estado y poco leído. La tapa no tiene desperfectos y si procede, con sobrecubierta para las tapas duras. Incluye todas las páginas sin arrugas ni roturas. El texto no está subrayado ni resaltado de forma alguna, y no hay anotaciones en los márgenes. Puede presentar marcas de identificación mínimas en la contraportada o las guardas. Muy poco usado. Consulta el anuncio del vendedor para obtener más información y la descripción de cualquier posible imperfección.
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Características del artículo
- Estado
- Como nuevo
- Notas del vendedor
- “Never read, very minimal wear on dust jacket due to being on book shelf.”
- ISBN
- 9781781555545
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- 249 at Malta : Raf's Top-Scoring Fighter Squadron
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Genre
- History
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military / Aviation, World
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Fonthill Media
ISBN-10
1781555540
ISBN-13
9781781555545
eBay Product ID (ePID)
250169022
Product Key Features
Book Title
249 at Malta : Raf's Top-Scoring Fighter Squadron
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / General, Military / Aviation, World
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-275686
Synopsis
By the end of 1941, following its participation in the Battle of Britain, 249 was posted to Malta. Having been informed that its pilots would be required to fly from the deck of an aircraft carrier, intensive practice flights took place with two Hurricanes fitted with long-range tanks, making shortened take-off runs from an airfield runway. And that was that. The following month, having been ferried to Gibraltar, the aircraft were off-loaded on to the 'Ark Royal' and all 20 safely reached Malta. This was the beginning of 249's Mediterranean adventure in the defence of Malta. Spitfires would follow early in 1942 and by the time it moved to a new theatre of operations, 249 had claimed 245 air victories in the skies over Malta, producing many ace pilots such as 'Screwball' Beurling, Laddie Lucas, Johnny Plagis, John Lynch, to name but a few., Many otherwise average fighter pilots came of age in the skies of Malta-an area dubbed 'a fighter pilot's paradise'. There was seldom a shortage of targets as the Luftwaffe endeavoured to flatten the defences and destroy the small air force, in which task it failed, but only narrowly. 249 Squadron was at the forefront of the fighting for two ......, By the end of 1941, following its participation in the Battle of Britain, 249 was posted to Malta. Having been informed that its pilots would be required to fly from the deck of an aircraft carrier, intensive practice flights took place with two Hurricanes fitted with long-range tanks, making shortened take-off runs from an airfield runway. And that was that. The following month, having been ferried to Gibraltar, the aircraft were off-loaded on to the Ark Royal and all 20 safely reached Malta. This was the beginning of 249's Mediterranean adventure in the defense of Malta. Spitfires would follow early in 1942 and by the time it moved to a new theater of operations, 249 had claimed 245 air victories in the skies over Malta, producing many ace pilots such as 'Screwball' Beurling, Laddie Lucas, Johnny Plagis, John Lynch, to name but a few.
LC Classification Number
D756.5.M35C818 2017
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