Author(s): Colin Pateman
During the Second World War, the RAF employed Special Duties pilots and aircrew on operations across a wide range of extraordinary and daredevil missions. In many instances, specially selected and trained crews flew specific sorties, seeking out small targets of utmost importance to the war effort. A number of these operations were filmed by cameramen and RAF Special Duties: Unique Sorties of the Second World War enables their stories to be told for the first time.
The various exploits in this exceptionally well-researched and gripping book are supported, in many instances, by ‘Flying Logbooks’ and other materials stemming directly from the pilots themselves. These men were true originals - undertaking hugely dangerous missions against the odds, and often operating as individual aircraft in completely unknown conditions. Accounts in the book include:
BOOK ISBN | 9781781553046 |
FORMAT | 234 x 156 mm |
BINDING | Hardback |
PAGES | 224 pages |
PUBLICATION DATE | 15 January 2015 |
TERRITORY | World |
ILLUSTRATIONS | 110 black and white photographs |