Product Information
A collection of stories, many told by the men involved, of operations carried out by the Allied wartime aircraft, the Havilland Mosqito. The stories tell of daylight precision bombing runs, nightime combat with enemy bombers, interceptions of fast-moving V1 flying bombs, low level rocket attacks, pathfinder operations and reconnaissance sorties. The narrative conveys the courage and danger of the missions as well as the excitement of flying into combat in the wooden wonder . The book is illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs from private collections, which cover operations in Europe, Scandinavia, the mediterranean, Asia Minor and South East Asia.Product Identifiers
PublisherHaynes Publishing Group
ISBN-139781852604882
eBay Product ID (ePID)90421861
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameThe Men Who Flew the Mosquito: Compelling Accounts of the Wooden Wonder's Triumphant Ww2 Career
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology, History
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartin Bowman
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Width189 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMartin Bowman