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THE FLYING CAMELS: THE HISTORY OF NO 45 SQN, RAF

by C.G. Jefford

Published by C G Jefford. 1st. 1995

Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. First formed in 1916, No. 45 Sqn has has as colourful and varied a career as any squadron in the RAF. Large format. Blue cloth boards, no title to boards, gilt vignette to front board. B/w photos.

Text block a little dusty and with minor marks to vertical edge. Loosely inserted 'Errata' and has been corrected within the book in pencil (neat). Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

ISBN: 0952629003
Stock no. 1823945

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Contents

Foreword
Preface
Chapters
1. In the beginning - an uncertain start
2. 1 1/2 Strutters - operational success, but a cost
3. Camels in France and Italy then into limbo
4. The Baghdad Air Mail and Air Control - Vernons
5. Now these things befell in Egypt - Ninaks, Faireys, Vincents and Wellesleys
6. Short-nosed Blenheims - the opening rounds in Egypts; the Sudan and COMPASS
7. Long-nosed Blenheims - Cyrenaica, Crete, Syria, Iraq and CRUSADER
8. A desert swansong and pastures new - Burma
9. The Flying Camel dispersed - the exodus from Burma and a Diaspora in India
10. The Flying Camel resurgent - Vengeances
11. The Flying Camel victorious - Mosquitos
12. The post-war doldrums in India and Ceylon
13. Things get better with Beaufighters
14. FIRDOG - the opening rounds in Malaya
15. Bridgands - formidable but flawed
16. Happy days on Hornets
17. Jets at last - Vampires and Venoms
18. The silver fleet - Canberra B.2s
19. Canberras in warpaint - the B15
20. The Hunter era
21. Shadow status with Tornados
22. Pilot training
Epilogue
Annexes
Bibliography and sources
Index

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