One of 'The Few'. Describing the Experiences of Ted 'Shippy' Shipman, who called his Part in the Battle of Britain 'my Gentle Battle'.
Libri antichi e moderni
Shipman J.
Pen & Sword Aviation, [Barnsley,
2008
One of 'The Few'. Describing the Experiences of Ted 'Shippy' Shipman, who called his Part in the Battle of Britain 'my Gentle Battle'.
Libri antichi e moderni
Shipman J.
Pen & Sword Aviation, [Barnsley,
2008
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- Anno di pubblicazione
- 2008
- Autore
- Shipman J.
- Editori
- Pen & Sword Aviation, [Barnsley
- Soggetto
- mstock, military, aviation, ww2, raf, royal air force, fighter command, battle of britain, shipman, stapleton, duckenfield, j. shipman, aviation, one, 'the, few'
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Descrizione
8vo., First Edition, with 63 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'Shippy' Shipman flew in the Battle of Britain with 41 Squadron, only the third RAF squadron to be be equipped with Spitfires. His extensive memoirs, carefully collated by his son, cover his career from initial training to his eventual retirement in 1959. 'Stapme' Stapleton flew Spitfires with 603 Squadron; his 20 confirmed victories include Franz von Werra, later famous as 'the one that got away'. Byron Duckenfield flew Spitfires with 74 Squadron and Hurricanes with 501 Squadron with four enemy aircraft confirmed destroyed. Already scarce in this condition
