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Al Deere : Wartime Fighter Pilot, Peacetime Commander
by Smith, Richard C
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- as new
- first
- Condition
- As New
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Grub Street, 2003. 1st edition. As New. octavo. dust jacket 224pp., b/w plates, text ills., maps, appends., bibliog., index, After having joined the RAF in 1937, New Zealander Al Deere was in the thick of action right from the start of the war, serving with great distinction over France and Dunkirk in May and June of 1940 against the dreaded Messerschmitts. After surviving a crash-landing during a head-on attack he helped defend London and the south-east during the Battle of Britain effecting numerous escapes in tight combat situations. He went on to command a flight in 602 Squadron, to command RAF Kenley, Biggin Hill and then to lead the 145 French Wing in France before becoming Wing Commander
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82884
- Title
- Al Deere : Wartime Fighter Pilot, Peacetime Commander
- Author
- Smith, Richard C
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- octavo
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