Author: [Pudney, John],
Title: ATLANTIC BRIDGE.
Description: HMSO, London, 1945, 1st edn., paperback original, 76pp, 8pp half tone photo ills, maps at endpapers, stapled pictorial wrappers, 9" x 6", the official account of RAF Transport Command's 'Ocean Ferry'; with the demand for more heavy aircraft in Europe and their production in North America, routes had to be established for delivering them at a time when regular Atlantic air crossings had never before been achieved. These were started by mainly civilian aircrew and support staff, later brought under RAF control, and once established a regular freight service was added; also details of the southern route via Ascension Island to Accra and on to Cairo, ills. include Boston, Mitchell, Dakota, Ventura, Liberator, Fortress, lightly rubbed at spine ends, edges slightly tanned, very good plus,

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf transport command hmso prestwick dorval goose gander reykjavik nassau natal ascension accra atlantic ferry boston mitchell ventura dakota liberator fortress


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