Tales from the Frontline: Middle East Hunters by Deacon, Ray - 2020-04-06

Pen and Sword Aviation, 4/6/2020 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Like New. 1.1811 9.4882 6.5748.

Pen and Sword Aviation. Hardcover. New. 9x6x1.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2019. Having passed-out from Boy Entrant training in December 1959, Ray spent the following two years servicing Vampire trainers at the Central Flying School (CFS), RAF Little Rissington. In April 1962, Ray left Little Rissington and joined thirty fellow airmen for a voyage out to Aden aboard HMT Nevassa on her last sailing as a troopship. Posted to 8 Squadron at RAF Khormaksar, he spent the next two years living and working in the torrid heat of this desert outpost. It had its compensations, however, the opportunity not only to experience life on a busy front-line operational squadron while working on ground attack and fighter reconnaissance versions of the Hawker Hunter, but to savour the delights of a trip in Sydney Camm's most versatile aircraft topping his list. In addition to defending the skies above Aden and its Protectorates, Middle East Command expended a large proportion of its energy supporting army activities in the mountains of the Aden hinterland;… Read More

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Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This new publication comprises anecdotes and stories of life on the Hunter squadrons, as told by the pilots and airmen who flew and maintained the Hunter during its twelve-year tenure in Arabia.

Hardback. New. This new publication comprises anecdotes and stories of life on the Hunter squadrons, as told by the pilots and airmen who flew and maintained the Hunter during its twelve-year tenure in Arabia.

Pen & Sword, 2020. Hardcover. New. 372 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches.

Pen & Sword, 2020. Hardcover. New. 372 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches.