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Reaching for the sky : one hundred defining moments from the Royal Air Force 1918-2018

Davis, Paul2018
Books, Manuscripts
2018 marks the centenary of the formation of the RAF. Founded in the final months of the Great War, this book provides the greatest facts and figures relating to the RAF. Who were the original Aces? What was the longest mission undertaken? How much did the heaviest bomb weigh? How flew the most sorties? What was the fastest speed ever encountered in battle? How many aircraft were in the sky during the Battle of Britain? What was the day of heaviest loses in conflict? Who had the longest career? Who is the most famous? All this and much more is uncovered in a range of informative and detailed events spanning the centenary; biographies, fun facts, myth busters and illustrated throughout with infographics and contemporary photographs.
Author:
Davis, Paul, author
Imprint:
London : Unicorn, 2018.
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
ISBN:
9781911604457 (hbk)
Dewey class:
358.400491358.400
LC class:
UG635
Local class:
358.400
Language:
English
BRN:
2185650
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