Tag: RAF

Mosquito Intruders – Target Burma The RAF’s Daring Low-Level Mosquito Operations


Free Download Jeremy Walsh, "Mosquito Intruders – Target Burma: The RAF’s Daring Low-Level Mosquito Operations"
English | ISBN: 1399052659 | 2024 | 240 pages | EPUB | 34 MB
Uses diaries, first-hand accounts, and official records to take the reader through the Mosquito intruders’ three-year campaign to help force the Japanese out of Burma, living and dying with the brave warriors in the five squadrons which flew the FB VI.

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Battle of the Atlantic 1939-41 RAF Coastal Command’s hardest fight against the U-boats (Air Campaign, 15)


Free Download Battle of the Atlantic 1939-41: RAF Coastal Command’s hardest fight against the U-boats (Air Campaign, 15) by Mark Lardas, Edouard A. Groult
English | February 18, 2020 | ISBN: 1472836030 | 96 pages | MOBI | 22 Mb
This is the David-and-Goliath story of how RAF Coastal Command battled with outdated aircraft against the deadly U-boat fleet during the crucial first years of World War II.

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The Cinderella Service RAF Coastal Command 1939-1945


Free Download Andrew Hendrie – The Cinderella Service: RAF Coastal Command 1939-1945
Pen & Sword | 2006 | ISBN: 1844153460 | English | 280 pages | PDF | 86.29 MB
This book reveals the vital contribution that RAF Coastal Command made to the Allies war effort. Although often referred to as the ‘Cinderella Service’ because by its nature, it did not gain the recognition it deserved and was overshadowed by Fighter and Bomber Commands and considering that it was not given priority in terms of aircraft and equipment, its wartime record was second to none.

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RAF Lyneham Hercules Super Station in Action


Free Download Wilf Pereira – RAF Lyneham: Hercules Super Station in Action
Haynes Publishing | 1990 | ISBN: 0854297677 | English | 198 pages | PDF | 141.77 MB
Examines how flight operations, over 14,000 flights per year, are carried out and every aspect of the day to day running of one of the busiest and largest British military airports, bw and color illustrations.

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RAF & Royal Navy Phantom FG.1, FGR.2 & F-4J(UK) (Modellers Datafile Scaled Down 2)


Free Download Andy Evans, Gary Hatcher – RAF & Royal Navy Phantom FG.1, FGR.2 & F-4J(UK) (Modellers Datafile Scaled Down 2)
SAM Publications | 2014 | ISBN: 1906959374 | English | 96 pages | PDF | 75.81 MB
The full story of the British Phantom is now brought to life in this latest action-packed MDF Scaled Down book from SAM Publications, and contains details of the F-4 in UK service, and looks closely at the type’s genesis, and the resulting Royal Navy Phantom FG.1 and the Royal Air Force Phantom FGR.2, and the stop-gap purchase following the Falklands War, the F-4J(UK). With colour and mono images, many hitherto unpublished, colour side profiles, walkarounds, a comprehensive kitography and tips on how to model the British Phantom in popular scales, this is a one-stop ‘must-have’ publication for the enthusiast and modeller alike.

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Cinderella Boys The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic [Audiobook]


Free Download Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BLCYVWJR | 2023 | 12 hours and 41 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 692 MB
Author: Leo McKinstry
Narrator: Peter Noble

The remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who rescued Britain from Hitler’s U-boats and made Allied victory possible. In early 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival. As the deadly wolf packs of German U-boats roamed the Atlantic, supply lines and shipping losses fell victim to the carnage. In desperation, Churchill turned to the RAF’s maritime wing – an overlooked, underfunded force known as "The Cinderella Service". But the ascendancy of the U-boat forced a change in attitude. Provided with the long-range planes, depth charges, rocket projectiles and radar equipment with which to challenge the enemy. The Cinderella boys provided vital air defence the whole way across the Atlantic.

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