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We Kept Britain Flying - Leonard F. Guttridge

We Kept Britain Flying

Diary of an RAF Mechanic in World War II
Buch | Softcover
235 Seiten
2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9336-1 (ISBN)
CHF 49,95 inkl. MwSt
Corporal Leonard Guttridge was among the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Britain - the Royal Air Force mechanics and armorers who enabled outnumbered pilots to return to the skies. His journal chronicles the battle and its human toll, and portrays the tenacity of the RAF ground crews.
Corporal Leonard Guttridge was among the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Britain--the Royal Air Force mechanics and armorers who patched bullet holes, repaired engines, refueled empty tanks and replenished ammunition, enabling outnumbered pilots to return to the skies. His journal, written in tiny notebooks, at moments under enemy fire, chronicles the battle and its human toll, and portrays the tenacity of the RAF ground crews without whom the British could not have defeated the German Luftwaffe.

Vivien J. Olsen is an attorney for a non-profit organization in Topeka, Kansas. Jan K. Herman is the former chief medical historian of the U.S. Navy. He has written and produced documentaries for the Navy, highlighting its medical service during World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. He has authored more than 50 articles and five books. Now retired, he resides in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Table of Contents


Preface

About the Author

A Note to the Reader

Abbreviations

The RAF versus the Luftwaffe: September 1939

The Diary: 1937–1945 

Afterthought

Glossary of Aircraft Mentioned

RAF Bases Where Posted (1937–1945)

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 12 photos, glossary, notes, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 318 g
Themenwelt Literatur Briefe / Tagebücher
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte 1918 bis 1945
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10 1-4766-9336-6 / 1476693366
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-9336-1 / 9781476693361
Zustand Neuware
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