Forever Vigilant
Naval 8/208 Squadron RAF - A Centenary of Service from 1916-2016
$78.69
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2016
Summary
Naval 8⁄208 Squadron RAF A Centenary of Service from 1916 to 2016 Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Robert Wright, KBE, AFC 208 Squadron based at RAF Valley in Anglesey will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in October 2016, making it one of the few RAF squadrons to achieve this unique distinction whilst still part of the RAF’s current order of battle. To celebrate this achievement, Air Commodore Pitchfork has compiled a chronological history of the squadron’s main …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910690147 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910690147 |
| Author: | Graham Pitchfork |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 1.02kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 170mm |
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Critics Review
“Numerous photos, including some in color, show not only personnel and aircraft, but bases and operating areas.Much publicity attended the approaching 2016 centennial, but the squadron’s service was interrupted in 1919-20, and 1971-74. Nonetheless, the institutional esprit throughout that period is evident in the well-researched text…”– “Over the Front”
About The Author
Graham Pitchfork
Graham Pitchfork spent 36 years in the RAF, as a navigator, and commanded 208 Squadron. He was Director of Air Warfare and, before retiring in 1995, was a Director of Military Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence. Now living in Gloucestershire, Graham is the author of several aviation books, including Buccaneer Boys and The Sowreys (Grub Street).
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