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AIRCRAFT FOR THE MANY

by Michael J.F. Bowyer

Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st. 1995

Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A detailed survey of the RAF's aircraft in June 1944. B/w photos. 320 pages.

Light bumping to spine. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with light browning to couple of edges.

ISBN: 1852604271
Stock no. 2122617

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Contents

  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • Preludes
  • PART ONE: THE BOMBERS
  • Summary of Operation Flashlamp
  • The Reaction
  • The Avro Lancaster
  • The de Havilland Mosquito Bomber
  • The Handley Page Halifax
  • The Short Stirling
  • The supporting Mosquitoes
  • The supporting 'heavies'
  • PART TWO: THE LIFTERS
  • The Operations
  • Operation Mallard
  • The Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
  • The Douglas Dakota III
  • The Handley Page Halifax GT MkV
  • The Short Stirling GT Mk IV
  • Gliders: the Horsa and the Hamilcar
  • Airspeed Horsa
  • General Aircraft Hamilcar
  • The Hawker Hurricanes: Transport Command's postmen
  • Ansons and 'sparrows': the flying ambulances
  • PART THREE: THE FIGHTERS
  • Fighter operations: protecting the gathering
  • Fighter activity
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phases Three to Give
  • De Havilland Mosquito fighters
  • The Hawker Hurricane
  • The Hawker Tempest
  • The North American Mustang III
  • The Vickers Supermarine Spitfire
  • The Bristol Beaufighter VIf
  • Taylorcraft Austers: the gunners' eyes
  • Fighter reconnaissance Mustangs
  • The spotting Spitfires
  • The Vickers-Armstrong Wellington GR XIII
  • The Strikers of the 2nd TAF
  • Hawker Typhoon
  • The de Havilland Mosquito FB MK VI
  • The Douglas Boston IIIA
  • The North American Mitchell II
  • The Air Sea Rescue force
  • Vickers-Armstrong Warwick
  • Supermarine Walrus
  • PART FOUR: THE SEEKERS
  • Coastal Command
  • The Bristol Beaufighter - Torpedo Fighter
  • The Consolidated Catalina IV
  • The Consolidated Liberator
  • The de Havilland Mosquito Fighters
  • Photographic Reconnaissance Mosquitoes
  • The General Reconnaissance Handley Page Halifax
  • The Weather Reconnaissance team
  • Handley Page Halifax
  • Lockheed Ventura
  • Gloster Gladiator
  • The Short Sunderland GR III
  • The Vickers Armstrong Wellington
  • Coastal Command's photographic reconnaissance Spitfires
  • To Sink the E-Boats: 415 (RCAF) Squadron adn the Fairey Albacore
  • The Air Sea Rescue Force
  • Vickers Armstrong Warwick ASR MK I
  • Lockheed Hudson III/VI
  • The Naval Contribution
  • APPENDICES

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