633 Squadron : Operation Rhine Maiden /
Autumn 1943: an angry American press has blamed the RAF for heavy US B-17 losses over Europe. To restore confidence, joint Allied operations are planned by RAF and 8th Air Force top brass. 663 Squadron, whose Rhine Maiden mission success has won them a glorious reputation is called in to launch Oper...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Corgi,
1976.
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| Edition: | Corgi ed. |
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| Summary: | Autumn 1943: an angry American press has blamed the RAF for heavy US B-17 losses over Europe. To restore confidence, joint Allied operations are planned by RAF and 8th Air Force top brass. 663 Squadron, whose Rhine Maiden mission success has won them a glorious reputation is called in to launch Operation Crucible. It is to be a Dieppe-style landing be the Americans, supported by the aces of 633 Squadron. Their hazardous role: to give ground support to troops against overwhelming firepower and totally unforseen odds. |
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| Item Description: | First published in Great Britain by Cassell & Co., 1975. |
| Physical Description: | 285 p. |
| ISBN: | 0552101559 (pbk.) |