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THE HORNET STRIKES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON

Written by Frank M. Leeson
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd. in 1998
ISBN: 0851302726

£ 38.00 Photo of THE HORNET STRIKES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON- Stock Number: 1829824

THE HORNET STRIKES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON
Written by Frank M. Leeson.
Stock no. 1829824
1st. 1998. Hardback. Large format. Nearly fine condition.

The story of No.213 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0851302726. A lovely copy!

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Cover of THE HORNET STRIKES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON by Frank M. Leeson

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1 Naval Origins 1916-1917
  • Chapter 2 The Royal Air Force 1918-1919
  • Chapter 3 With the BEF in France
  • Chapter 4 Dunkirk
  • Chapter 5 The Battle of Britain, Exeter, No. 10 Group
  • Chapter 6 The Battle of Britain, Tangmere, No. 11 Group
  • Chapter 7 Farewell to England
  • Chapter 8 The Desert Air Force
  • Chapter 9 Victory in the Desert
  • Chapter 10 A Very Special Operation
  • Chapter 11 A Waiting Game
  • Chapter 12 The Balkan Air Force
  • Chapter 13 The Middle East
  • Chapter 14 The Second Allied Tactical Air Force
  • Appendices
  • Authors Note
  • Scrapbook
  • Index