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Stirlings in Action With the Airborne Forces: Air Support for Sas and Resistance Operations During Wwii (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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Stirlings in Action With the Airborne Forces: Air Support for Sas and Resistance Operations During Wwii (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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This is the history of two RAF squadrons which shared the task of
dropping agents and supplies on behalf of the Special Operations
Executive, took part in the D-Day landings, suffered heavy losses
at Arnhem, dropped Special Air Service troops behind enemy lines
and were involved with the Rhine crossing that sealed Germany's
fate in 1945. Both squadrons flew the Short Stirling from Leicester
East, then Fairford and finally Great Dunmow. Although there was a
healthy rivalry between personnel serving on 190 and 620 Squadrons,
there was a deep sense of camaraderie that forged bonds between
them. Many of the operations involved a lone aircraft flying at
night, using visual navigation to find the small pinpricks of light
where resistance forces were waiting to receive agents and
supplies. There were also tasks of towing gliders and dropping
paratroops that demanded skilled piloting and navigation. Apart
from his research into operational records and archive material,
the author has found many ex-squadron members who have captured
many unique moments from sixty years ago and thus made it possible
to tell their story.
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