BLACK SWAN: A HISTORY OF 103 SQUADRON
Written by Sid Finn
Published by Newton
in 1989
ISBN: 1872308007
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BLACK SWAN: A HISTORY OF 103 SQUADRON
Written by Sid Finn.
Stock no. 1829848
1st.
1989.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards, white title to spine. 348 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872308007. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Boards are lightly scuffed. Previous owner's embossed stamp to title page else contents clean.
BLACK SWAN: A HISTORY OF 103 SQUADRON
Written by Sid Finn.
Stock no. 1601731
1st.
1989.
Hardback.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards, white title to spine. 348 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872308007. Top of spine bumped. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. SIGNED by author with dedication on front endpaper. Contents fine.
Front cover
Contents
- About the Author
- Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Constantine KBE, CB, DSO, LL.D.
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Formation of 103 Squadron in 1917, WWI in France
- Chapter 2 Squadron re-formed at Andover, August 1936
- Chapter 3 Return to France with AASF September 1939
- Chapter 4 Squadron at Newton, converts to Wellingtons July 1940
- Chapter 5 Squadron moves from Newton-Daylight on Brest
- Chapter 6 Squadron moves to Elsham Wolds July 1941
- Chapter 7 Squadron operational from Elsham Wolds April 1942
- Chapter 8 Preparations for first thousand bomber raid
- Chapter 9 Conversions to heavy bombers, Halifax II then the Lancaster, November 1942
- Chapter 10 Squadron life May 1943
- Chapter 11 Squadron operations September 1943
- Chapter 12 Squadron operations February 1944
- Chapter 13 May/June 1944 daylight operations
- Chapter 14 Operations against Flying Bomb Sites August 1944
- Chapter 15 Winding down February 1945
- Chapter 16 Squadron disbanded November 1945
- Chapter 17 Squadron Re-formed August 1954. Operations until squadron disbanded August 1975
- Roll of Honour
- Appendix 1 List of Abbreviations etc
- Appendix 2 Arthur John Henry MkI
- Appendix 3 Sqn Ldr Van Rollegan
- In Retrospect
- Back of the Book: List of Squadron bases, CO's and aircraft operated
- Bibliography