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Diary of a Hurricane Pilot in the Battle of France: Francis Blackadder of 607 Squadron
Robert Dixon
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Hardcover. Before the Battle of Britain was the Battle for France - and the first deployment of the Hurricane, in this gripping wartime diary Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 Black and white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
William Francis Blackadder was a pilot of No. 607 Squadron, one of only two Auxiliary Air Force squadrons posted across the Channel during the illfated Battle of France. His diary begins at the squadron's annual summer camp at Abbotsinch in August 1939, and finishes at the Belgian Army headquarters in Brussels in May 1940. Blackadder's writings reflect No. 607 pilots' excitement in the last days of peace, frustrations in the ensuing 'Phoney War', and low morale at the harsh French winter of 1939 and long delay before receiving their first Hurricanes. This beautifully illustrated book shows the aerial war ... Read more
William Francis Blackadder was a pilot of No. 607 Squadron, one of only two Auxiliary Air Force squadrons posted across the Channel during the illfated Battle of France. His diary begins at the squadron's annual summer camp at Abbotsinch in August 1939, and finishes at the Belgian Army headquarters in Brussels in May 1940. Blackadder's writings reflect No. 607 pilots' excitement in the last days of peace, frustrations in the ensuing 'Phoney War', and low morale at the harsh French winter of 1939 and long delay before receiving their first Hurricanes. This beautifully illustrated book shows the aerial war ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781553107
SKU
V9781781553107
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About Robert Dixon
Robert Dixon is an author and contributor to aviation magazines for over twenty years such as Flypast, Britain's biggest selling monthly aviation publication. He has had a number of books published on aviation history and other subjects such as 607 Squadron: A Shade of Blue and Men of the North: A Few of the Few. The Diary of a Hurricane ... Read more
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