When Canadian troops and British Commandos made their now famous
‘reconnaissance in force’ against the harbor town of Dieppe on
19th August 1942, they were supported and protected by the largest
array of Royal Air Force aircraft ever seen in WWII until that time.
Air Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, AOC of Fighter Command’s No.11
Group, was given command of the air operation and had 46 Spitfire, 8
Hurricane, 3 Typhoon and 4 Mustang Squadrons under his direction, as
well as 7 Boston and Blenheim squadrons of 2 Group and Fighter
Command. On 19th August Leigh-Mallory commanded more squadrons than
were available to Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding at any one time
during the Battle of Britain two years previously. This book provides
a detailed, minute by minute, hour by hour, blow by blow account of
operations on a day which has become accepted as the one on which the
Royal Air Force fought its greatest air battle. The RAF flew nearly
3,000 sorties: the Luftwaffe 945, Air combat, ground attacks, bombing
and smoke laying missions cost the RAF over 100 aircraft and the
Luftwaffe nearly 50. All this happened in just 16 hours. In addition
to the in-depth research into the RAF’s activities on this August
day 68 years ago, there are also many personal accounts from pilots
who took part adding color to the story of this unique battle in the
history of the Royal Air Force. Norman Franks is a full time author
and air historian, with several books on WWI and WWII published by
Grub Street.
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ISBN
9781909166509
Publisert
2022
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Grub Street Publishing
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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