Spectacles, Testicles, Fags and Matches - The Untold Story of RAF Servicing Commandos in World War Two (Paperback)

Spectacles, testicles, fags and matches was a ritual used by Servicing Commandos after doing anything they called 'hairy'. It was a completely non-religious act, but strangely comforting. From the jungles of Burma to the foggy plains of Germany, the RAF Servicing Commandos were the men who kept the most advanced aircraft of the RAF flying. Yet there has been very little written about them. Historians, up to today, are surprised to learn of their existence and astonished to learn of their activities. But without those Units the RAF would have had great difficulty in providing close cover for the forward troops. Without them, the fighter planes would have spent less time in action, destroying the strong points and tanks of a determined enemy. These elite Units serviced and maintained, re-armed and re-fuelled, repaired and recovered the front line aircraft on which so much depended, and did it all immediately behind the most forward troops. Fully trained in the techniques of Combined Operations they could land from the seas on any hostile territory and establish new airstrips almost instantaneously. They are, surprisingly, the Forgotten Men. This is their story told by the men themselves.

General

Imprint:	Luath Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	July 2008
Authors:	Tom Atkinson
Dimensions:	235 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-906307-85-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-906307-85-7
Barcode:	9781906307851

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