Night Flyer-Mosquito Pathfinder
Download or Read eBook Night Flyer-Mosquito Pathfinder PDF written by Lewis Brandon and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lewis Brandon |
| Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
| Total Pages | : 514 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780811708692 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0811708691 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Night Flyer-Mosquito Pathfinder by : Lewis Brandon
Book excerpt: * Two gripping memoirs by British night-fighter crewmen * Action-adventure tales of aerial combat aboard Beaufighter and Mosquito aircraft * Accounts of Pathfinders who flew ahead of bomber formations and marked targets deep inside German territory * How new technologies like airborne radar, one of World War II's best-kept secrets, were used * How night-fighters helped save British cities from destruction Lewis Brandon was a navigator and squadron leader with the Royal Air Force in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions. Albert Smith joined the RAF at sixteen and completed 90 missions in Wellingtons and Mosquitos.
