Author: Sawyer, Group Captain Tom, DFC,
Title: ONLY OWLS AND BLOODY FOOLS FLY AT NIGHT.
Description: Goodall, London, 1991, 2nd imp., paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Geoff Perrott DFC, an account of the build-up of Bomber Command, from the outbreak of WW2, when the author was a Squadron Leader i/c of a training flight and had a total of only 20 hours 45 minutes night flying as first pilot recorded in his log book, typical of most RAF bomber pilots at that time who flew mostly in daylight. He later flew two operational tours on Whitleys and Halifaxes, had a spell i/c of 4 Group's operations room and became Station Commander at Burn, Driffield and Lissett, and relates numerous anecdotes about squadron life and flying experiences, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,
Keywords: war ww2 raf bomber whitley halifax
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Title: ONLY OWLS AND BLOODY FOOLS FLY AT NIGHT.
Description: Goodall, London, 1991, 2nd imp., paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Geoff Perrott DFC, an account of the build-up of Bomber Command, from the outbreak of WW2, when the author was a Squadron Leader i/c of a training flight and had a total of only 20 hours 45 minutes night flying as first pilot recorded in his log book, typical of most RAF bomber pilots at that time who flew mostly in daylight. He later flew two operational tours on Whitleys and Halifaxes, had a spell i/c of 4 Group's operations room and became Station Commander at Burn, Driffield and Lissett, and relates numerous anecdotes about squadron life and flying experiences, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, very good plus,
Keywords: war ww2 raf bomber whitley halifax
Price: GBP 6.00 = appr. US$ 8.57 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 44496
- Book number: 44496
See more books from our catalog: WW2 - Air Force