Operation Big Ben: The Anti-V2 Spitfire Missions 1944 - 45. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. [Signed by Author and Six Other Pilots].
by Cabell, Craig and Graham A. Thomas
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Staplehurst: Spellmount, (2004). Signed by the Author and 6 other Pilots. Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 206 pp. Fine in a Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: The purpose of this book is to draw attention to an aspect of the Second World War which, as its authors acknowledge, has been broadly overlooked. It marked the origins of “Space Wars” -- the operation of unmanned missiles against defenceless civilians. Operation Big Ben, the anti-V2 Spitfire missions, was one of the best kept secrets of the Second World War, until now, its 60th anniversary. Through Squadron histories, log books, official reports and interviews with the people who flew clipped winged Spitfires to dive-bomb V2 rocket sites towards the end of the Second World War, a story as fascinating as the Dam Busters raid or the Battle of Britain, is at last fully told. The authors explain the difficulties of the missions, utilizing the first-hand recollections of the men who completed the dive-bombing raids. They show the complexities of dive-bombing and how to dive-bomb, all supported by lists of the Spitfires that flew with the squadrons and V1 and V2 target statistics. Here is a story that should have been told long ago and is dedicated to all those brave pilots who, unrecognized, flew these dangerous missions.
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- Operation Big Ben: The Anti-V2 Spitfire Missions 1944 - 45. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. [Signed by Author and Six Other Pilots].
- Author
- Cabell, Craig and Graham A. Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Spellmount, (2004).
- Place of Publication
- Staplehurst
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Aviation, Military History, World War II, WWII, Second World War.
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