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Fighter Pilot: A Personal Record of the Campaign in France 1939-1940 - Hardcover

Richey, Paul Henry Mills

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9781850895503: Fighter Pilot: A Personal Record of the Campaign in France 1939-1940
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ISBN 10: 1850895503 ISBN 13: 9781850895503
Publisher: Isis Large Print Books, 1991

Synopsis

This is Paul Richey's personal account of the part played by the Royal Air Force's premier fighter squadron in the air battles preceeding the fall of France in 1940. Faced with overwhelming odds, Richey and his comrades at first accorded the enemy mercy and respect, but this attitude was to change once the Luftwaffe began its attacks on helpless refugees.By the time No. 1 Squadron withdrew from France on 18th June 1940, they had gained a formidable combat reputation. Miraculously, they had destroyed a total of 155 enemy aircraft with only three of their own pilots having been killed, two wounded and one captured. This book stands as a moving account of a young pilot's confrontation with the brutalities of war.

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Publisher
Isis Large Print Books
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1850895503
ISBN 13 
9781850895503
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
214
Rating
  • 4.26 out of 5 stars
    288 ratings by Goodreads

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