The RAF pathfinders [[electronic resource] ] : bomber command's elite squadrons / / Martyn Chorlton ; foreword by Michael Wadsworth
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Chorlton Martyn
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| Titolo: |
The RAF pathfinders [[electronic resource] ] : bomber command's elite squadrons / / Martyn Chorlton ; foreword by Michael Wadsworth
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| Pubblicazione: | Newbury, Berkshire, : Countryside Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.5449 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Leading the way""; ""The Butt and Cherwell reports""; ""The Pathfinder Concept""; ""Group Captain S. O. Bufton (1908�1993)""; ""Early Beginnings and Formation""; ""1 Operations 1942""; ""August � A tentative start""; ""September � Illuminating, marking/route-marking and backing up""; ""October � Italian targets""; ""November � Boozer""; ""December � OBOE trials & Wanganui into service""; ""2 Operations 1943""; ""January � 8 Group is born, new TIs, ground-markers & H2S Operational"" |
| ""February � Battle of Berlin comes to an end""""March � Tactical Targets increase""; ""April � 8 Group lose, 5 Group gain!""; ""May � D-Day build-Up""; ""June � Overlord and the Flying-bomb""; ""July � �Heavy Oboe� attack method""; ""August � 8 Group�s first Victoria Cross""; ""September � Operation Market Garden""; ""October � The Second Battle of the Ruhr begins""; ""November � LNSF attacks grow in strength""; ""December � 8 Group�s only Oboe VC""; ""4 Operations 1945""; ""January � the Mosquito takes charge"" | |
| ""February � Bomber Command�s last VC of the war""""March � The Allies push into Germany""; ""April/May � �Eagle�s Nest�, Exodus, Manna and Victory!""; ""8 Group�s Swan Song""; ""Appendix I""; ""8 (Pathfinder Force) Group Statistics August 1942 to May 1945""; ""Appendix II""; ""Aircraft types""; ""Appendix III""; ""The Pathfinder crews� eight duties""; ""Appendix IV""; ""8 Group Squadrons August 1942 to August 1945""; ""Appendix V""; ""Early Radar and navigational aids""; ""Appendix VI""; ""Pathfinder jargon buster""; ""Appendix VII""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Index"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The RAF pathfinders |
| ISBN: | 1-84674-835-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910786477203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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