249 at Malta

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Cull
• Publisher: Durnell
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781781555545
• ISBN: 978-1-78155-554-5
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 588 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration