Out of the Blue: The Role of Luck in Air Warfare, 1917-1966 |
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Page 71
... Allied air forces and the Luftwaffe , and each attracted adherents and success . On the one hand , there were those who reckoned that the primary task was to seek out and destroy the enemy without being too much concerned about the cost ...
... Allied air forces and the Luftwaffe , and each attracted adherents and success . On the one hand , there were those who reckoned that the primary task was to seek out and destroy the enemy without being too much concerned about the cost ...
Page 147
... Allied airmen who were shot down behind the enemy lines in the desert managed to walk home ... but few arrived back in style - by staff car ! Lieut - General R.H. Rogers , Leisure Isle , Knysna , Republic of South Africa , 1984 The ...
... Allied airmen who were shot down behind the enemy lines in the desert managed to walk home ... but few arrived back in style - by staff car ! Lieut - General R.H. Rogers , Leisure Isle , Knysna , Republic of South Africa , 1984 The ...
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... Allied Air Forces to fly two sorties on the first day of the operation ] completely mucked the whole thing up because only half the original force was able to go for their objectives ... ... Major - General John D. Frost , whose 600 ...
... Allied Air Forces to fly two sorties on the first day of the operation ] completely mucked the whole thing up because only half the original force was able to go for their objectives ... ... Major - General John D. Frost , whose 600 ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 10 |
The Air Was the Master | 17 |
Must Be a Gunner George Harding | 20 |
Copyright | |
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