FIGHTER SQUADRONS OF THE R.A.F. AND THEIR AIRCRAFT by Rawlings, John

London 1969, Macdonald first UK edition, hard bound in dust jacket, VG/VG CONDITION, ( dj price clipped and light edge wear ) 8 3/4 x 11, 555 pages, profusely illustrated. ----------------------------------- this mammoth and definitive reference work on every fighter squadron of the RAF. lists an operational history of each squadron, a list of every base with dates, list of every type of aircraft flown, list of all commanding officers, an illustration of the unit insignia and details of plane insignia as carried by the aircraft. Intended from the outset as a companion volume to the successful "Bomber Squadrons of the R.A.F." published by Macdonald's some years ago, this book records the salient features of the fighter histories of two hundred and forty-one Squadrons of the R.A.F., its predecessors the RFC and R.N.A.S., the R.Aux.A.F. and the Dominion and European fighter squadrons which came under the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.---------------------------------------- Factual details include the bases used by the squadrons, their aircraft types with individual serial numbers quoted, commanding officers and notes on the insignia carried by their aircraft. In addition each unit has a brief history of its activities to cover the bare bones of the facts with the atmosphere of the operations carried out, with highlights and shortcomings as they arose.A large collection of photographs has been amassed for this book and the illustrations will be an especial feature of the book, with many hitherto unpublished photographs appearing as a record of the Squadrons concerned and their aircraft.