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Three in Thirteen: The Story of a Mosquito Night Fighter Ace
Roger Dunsford
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Description for Three in Thirteen: The Story of a Mosquito Night Fighter Ace
Hardback. The story of Joe Singleton, a Mosquito night fighter pilot in World War II, who shot down three German Junkers planes over Hull in 1944. Traces his journey from beginner to celebrated expert, and the early days of radar technology with which he learned to excel. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Joe Singleton was an unlikely hero. A junior manager at a paints and varnish company at the outbreak of war, he was surprised to discover he had a hidden talent for flying. Despite RAF Fighter Squadrons crying out for replacements after the carnage of the Battle of Britain, Joe was posted to the rapidly developing world of night fighting. He flew first Defiants then Beaufighters as the technological race to field effective night fighters hotted up leading to the first tentative attempts to put radar inside an aircraft. He found himself in the thick of the very earliest stages of ... Read more
Joe Singleton was an unlikely hero. A junior manager at a paints and varnish company at the outbreak of war, he was surprised to discover he had a hidden talent for flying. Despite RAF Fighter Squadrons crying out for replacements after the carnage of the Battle of Britain, Joe was posted to the rapidly developing world of night fighting. He flew first Defiants then Beaufighters as the technological race to field effective night fighters hotted up leading to the first tentative attempts to put radar inside an aircraft. He found himself in the thick of the very earliest stages of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612004402
SKU
V9781612004402
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Roger Dunsford
Roger Dunsford's Service career took him from Co-Pilot to Captain to Flight Commander on the last Vulcan Bomber Squadron. He was a Vulcan Display pilot before becoming a Qualified Flying Instructor, CO of Southampton University Air Squadron, an Exchange Officer at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, and Wing Commander Air Battle Staff at the RAF's Air Warfare ... Read more
Reviews for Three in Thirteen: The Story of a Mosquito Night Fighter Ace
Roger Dunsford's story of unlikely hero Joe Singleton isn't a rag to riches story, but it tells a dramatic tale of a man finding something he was very good at and then proving it in the most arduous and terrifying manner possible. Inspirational and thoroughly engaging - a true hero's story.
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