Target For Tonight: Flying Long-Range Reconnaissance And Pathfinder Missions In World War II
Language: English
Published by Pen & Sword, United Kingdom, 2005
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: J.C. Bell, Lunenburg, NS, CanadaJ.C. Bell
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154 pp, illus, index; small tear to dj. [97].
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- Title
- Target For Tonight: Flying Long-Range Reconnaissance And Pathfinder Missions In World War II
- Author
- BRAITHWAITE, D. A.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword, United Kingdom
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good +
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 184415159X
- ISBN 13
- 9781844151592
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Military
In October he was posted to Peterborough to learn to fly with the regular RAF. There followed a period of convoy protection flying Blenheims and then flying with the meteorological flight based at Bircham Newington on the Norfolk coast. Here he flew a Gloster Gladiator with a flight that had the reputation of 'flying even when the birds wouldn't'.
Now a Squadron Leader, Braithwaite became acquainted with the legendary de Havilland Mosquito and flew long-range weather reconnaissance flights (PAMPA) under the control of Coastal Command. These patrols involved a lone aircraft flying deep into enemy territory to observe the meteorological conditions in advance of bombing raids or naval action. PAMPA Flight 1409 moved to Oakington and transferred to Bomber Command and operated under the command of Air Commodore Donald Bennett and became one of the elite Pathfinder units.
His lengthy and successful tour included many exciting episodes until after a blazing row with Bennett concerning his unit's use of above regulatory flight speed to the target and the removal of the aircraft's ice guards, Braithwaite found himself moved to Training command.
There then followed a tour to the USA where he was the victim of a nearly fatal crash due to his aircraft being the victim of sabotage.
The author was now posted to India to take command of a Mosquito squadron operating against the Japanese over the jungle beyond its Eastern border. His flying career was abruptly ended in 1944 when he contracted the violent tropical disease Sprue and he was repatriated to England.
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J.C. Bell
Lunenburg, NS, Canada
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