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249 at Malta: Raf´S Top-Scoring Fighter Squadron
Brian Cull
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Description for 249 at Malta: Raf´S Top-Scoring Fighter Squadron
Hardcover. 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 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781555545
SKU
V9781781555545
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Ref
99-10
About Brian Cull
Brian Cull is the author or more than 30 aviation books, mainly dealing with WWII. He has written several for Fonthill and has several more in the pipeline. Frederick Galea is a prolific writer on Malta's WWII aviation heritage. He and Brian have combined forces on many occasions to produce historical aviation gems.
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