No 43 Fighting Cocks Squadron

Informationen zum Autor Andy Saunders, illustrated by Chris Davey, Iain Wyllie Klappentext Known as the 'Fighting Cocks', No 43 Sqn has been a part of the RAF since 1916, and is still in service today. This volume deals exclusively with the unit's exploits during WW2, covering its service during the evacuation of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, as well as the years spent supporting the Allied cause in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Flying Hurricanes from November 1939, and re-equipped with Spitfires in early 1943, 'Fighting Cocks' pilots scored 159 kills during the war and over a dozen of them 'made ace'. This book presents a full picture of the squadron, its men and its aircraft. Zusammenfassung Known as the 'Fighting Cocks', No 43 Sqn has been a part of the RAF since 1916, and is still in service today. This volume deals exclusively with the unit's exploits during WW2, covering its service during the evacuation of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, as well as the years spent supporting the Allied cause in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Flying Hurricanes from November 1939, and re-equipped with Spitfires in early 1943, 'Fighting Cocks' pilots scored 159 kills during the war and over a dozen of them 'made ace'. This book presents a full picture of the squadron, its men and its aircraft.

Product details

• Authors: Andy Saunders, Andy Sounders
• Assisted by: Chris Davey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2003
• EAN: 9781841764399
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-439-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 181 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aviation Elite Units; Aviation Elite Units
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, Military institutions, Regiments, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater