WINGS IN THE SUN: A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1945-1986
Written by David Lee
Published by HMSO
in 1989
ISBN: 0117726206
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- MILITARY
- RAF
- MEDITERRANEAN
- AVIATION
WINGS IN THE SUN: A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN 1945-1986
Written by David Lee.
Stock no. 1822863
1st.
1989.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Wings in the Sun was the motto of the men and women of the RAF in the Mediterranean theatre. This is their story... Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps & b/w photos. ISBN: 0117726206. Text block dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a very large price sticker stuck to the verso of the front flap (not visible unless the dustwrapper is turned over).
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction The Scene Is Set
- Chapter 1 Clearing the Debris of War
- Chapter 2 Palestine Campaign
- Chapter 3 A Brief Period in the Canal Zone
- Chapter 4 The New Cyprus Base
- Chapter 5 Crisis over Suez
- Chapter 6 Operation Musketeer
- Chapter 7 Reflections on Suez
- Chapter 8 Enosis
- Chapter 9 RAF Command Organisation
- Chapter 10 The RAF in Jordan
- Chapter 11 North African Stations
- Chapter 12 George Cross Island - 1
- Chapter 13 The RAF, The Baghdad Pack and CENTO
- Chapter 14 Developments in Cyprus
- Chapter 15 The Rock
- Chapter 16 George Cross Island 2
- Chapter 17 Today's RAF Presence in the Mediterranean
- Chapter 18 Metamorphosis
- Appendices
- Index