Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Signed by author. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 406 pages. The story of the only Australian squadron to operate from airfields built immediately behind the front lines of the Normandy battlefield after the landings in France of June 1944.

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Title

Ready to Strike The Spitfires and Australians of 453 [RAAF] Squadron over Normandy [Signed]

Publisher

Barrallier Books, Geelong West

Publication Date

2018

Language

English

ISBN 10

0648308235

ISBN 13

9780648308232

Binding

Hardback

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Ready to Strike is the story of the only Royal Australian Air Force squadron to operate from airfields built immediately behind the front lines of the Normandy battlefield after the landings in France of June 1944.

453 (RAAF) Squadron was a 'for war only' formation. Ready to Strike covers the period from the Squadron's formation in May 1941 to the end of the Normandy campaign in August 1944.

This group of men were bonded by war and their love of flying. There are moments of excitement, pain, suffering, fear, boredom and laughter.

The experiences and operations of the squadron are presented in detail, using many quotes from the pilots and data from their logbooks. The book is fully referenced with chapter end notes and a bibliography.

The Australians were in Normandy too - this is their story.

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