263 AND 137 SQUADRONS THE WHIRLWIND YEARS
Written by Robert Bowater
Published by Fonthill
in 2013
ISBN: 9781781552452
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
263 AND 137 SQUADRONS THE WHIRLWIND YEARS
Written by Robert Bowater.
Stock no. 1329611
1st.
2013.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The impact of the little-known Westland Whirlwind aircraft on World War II. ISBN: 9781781552452. Glue from the binding process is visible under the paper at inner margins of front endpapers. Otherwise, this is a super copy and looks unread.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I - The Operational History
- 1. The Westland Whirlwind
- 2. No. 263 Squadron: 'Ex Ungue Leonum' The Lion is Known by His Claws
- 3. No. 137 Squadron: Do Right, Fear Nought
- PART 2 - The Facts Behind the Flying
- 4. Pilots of 263 and 137 Squadrons
- 5. Groundstaff of 263 & 137 Squadrons
- 6. Awards to Whirlwind Pilots
- 7. Whirlwind Commanding Officers
- 8. Whirlwind Losses
- 9. Whirlwind Victories
- 10. Sorties - Flying Hours - Scrambles - Patrols
- 11. Whirlwind Bases
- 12. S/L Warnes' Tactical Memorandum
- 13. Sgt Geoffrey Leighton Buckwell
- 14. F/S George Albert Wood
- 15. F/S Leonard Scott Gray
- 16. Accidents and Losses
- 17. Whirlwind Histories
- Endnotes
- Index