A Most Secret Squadron
The First Full Story of 618 Squadron and Its Special Detachment Anti-u-boat Mosquitos
$46.61
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2009
Summary
Des Curtis was one of the founder members of 618 Squadron. Formed within days of the illustrious 617, 618’s primary objective was to mount a daylight low-level attack by Mosquitos on the German battleship Tirpitz within hours of the attack on the Ruhr dams. The operation, codenamed Operation Servant, was given top security classification, to the point where the subject was excluded from the minutes of the meetings of the Chiefs of Staff of the air and naval forces.
The author reveals …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906502515 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 190650251X |
| Author: | Des Curtis |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 528g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 173mm x 242mm |
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Critics Review
“A nicely compiled and presented title that puts the Mosquito into a new perspective and how its crews rose to the missions even when the mission seemed elusive.”
“A nicely compiled and presented title that puts the Mosquito into a new perspective and how its crews rose to the missions even when the mission seemed elusive.”– “Cybermodeler”
Des Curtis
Des Curtis is an author and aviation specialist.
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