A very good military read
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Covid reading has included Malta Spitfire Pilot by Denis Barnham. A brilliantly written account of his 10 weeks flying Spitfires from Malta in the early summer of '42. It makes my 6 weeks in the South Atlantic look like very tame!
Also Going Solo by Roald Dahl. This covers his story from the start of the war as a volunteer pilot in East Africa, through his near-fatal crash in a Gladaitor in the dessert and then flying Hurricanes in Greece as the Germans advanced ever closer.
Both rivetting stuff.
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Also Going Solo by Roald Dahl. This covers his story from the start of the war as a volunteer pilot in East Africa, through his near-fatal crash in a Gladaitor in the dessert and then flying Hurricanes in Greece as the Germans advanced ever closer.
Both rivetting stuff.
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" The Limits of Air Power "-(Mark Clodfelter) does a good job of explaining why the greatest military force the world had ever known was still unable to win a conventional war against a basically peasant Vietnamese army .
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A great read (or listen)
For those who have an interest in air combat or the legend of John Boyd, then this book is a great read.
It explains where a lot of the Threatweb and kinematic data we have used for yrs has come from and the background to the OODA Loop.
It explains where a lot of the Threatweb and kinematic data we have used for yrs has come from and the background to the OODA Loop.
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Col. Boyd gave us the greatest jet fighter the world has ever known - the F-15 Eagle.
For that, he will always be a legend alone... and that doesn't scratch the surface of his excellence.
He really did change the air war.
For that, he will always be a legend alone... and that doesn't scratch the surface of his excellence.
He really did change the air war.
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Col. Boyd gave us the greatest jet fighter the world has ever known - the F-15 Eagle.
For that, he will always be a legend alone... and that doesn't scratch the surface of his excellence.
He really did change the air war.
For that, he will always be a legend alone... and that doesn't scratch the surface of his excellence.
He really did change the air war.
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Also Going Solo by Roald Dahl. This covers his story from the start of the war as a volunteer pilot in East Africa, through his near-fatal crash in a Gladaitor in the dessert and then flying Hurricanes in Greece as the Germans advanced ever closer.
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An Officer. Not a Gentleman. Mandy Hickson
The Service autobiography of one of the first Lady RAF fast jet Pilots.
The author takes you through, in a candid manner, her progress in the system up to and including operational flying on II(AC) Tornadoes.
Recommended.
The Service autobiography of one of the first Lady RAF fast jet Pilots.
The author takes you through, in a candid manner, her progress in the system up to and including operational flying on II(AC) Tornadoes.
Recommended.
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Combat Crew by John Comer. As riveting a read as Wellum's First Light, B17 turret-gunner Comer draws us into his life of nissen huts and muddy Norfolk airfields, of towering clouds and terror in the skies over Germany. Available on Kindle.
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I hope I have not committed a PPRuNe no-no but there is a rather good reading list on the WHWOMYT website here at https://wehavewayspod.com/books/
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I'm looking for a definitive but relatively concise guide to the evolution of air combat in WW1. Anyone know any good academic papers or shortish book on the subject?
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I'm looking for a definitive but relatively concise guide to the evolution of air combat in WW1. Anyone know any good academic papers or shortish book on the subject?
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Team,
I'm looking for a definitive but relatively concise guide to the evolution of air combat in WW1. Anyone know any good academic papers or shortish book on the subject?
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I'm looking for a definitive but relatively concise guide to the evolution of air combat in WW1. Anyone know any good academic papers or shortish book on the subject?
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Originally Posted by Geriaviator
Combat Crew by John Comer. As riveting a read as Wellum's First Light, B17 turret-gunner Comer draws us into his life of nissen huts and muddy Norfolk airfields, of towering clouds and terror in the skies over Germany. Available on Kindle.
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Originally Posted by Airborne Aircrew
A Rumour of War - Philip Caputo - Vietnam War Infantry Officer
The Devils Guard - George Robert Elford - Ex-German SS Foreign Legion in Vietnam
The Big Show - Pierre Closterman DFC & bar - WWII Free-French fighter pilot in the RAF
The Devils Guard - George Robert Elford - Ex-German SS Foreign Legion in Vietnam
The Big Show - Pierre Closterman DFC & bar - WWII Free-French fighter pilot in the RAF
Anyway. Back to the book.
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My current read (2nd time around) which I'm really enjoying: The Silver Spitfire by Tom Neil. The tale (in his own words) of a 23 year old Sqn Ldr seconded to the yanks at the beginning of 1944 .. and an illicitly acquired personal spitfire!
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Hi a hope this hasn't been mentioned before:
"The history of Dive Bombing" by Peter C. Smith. The idea that it covers, along with the history, are the reasons that the upper echelons of the RAF desired not to be too involved, at the time, in dive bombing because they saw themselves as upholders of strategic bombing ideology ( Trenchard and Douhet ) not Army cooperation. There is more about the history of dive bombing from the start in 1911 to 2007 and is very informative.
I found this book very good, it can be found here at the longest river also other quality book sellers. For those with a kindle £0.82 !
"The history of Dive Bombing" by Peter C. Smith. The idea that it covers, along with the history, are the reasons that the upper echelons of the RAF desired not to be too involved, at the time, in dive bombing because they saw themselves as upholders of strategic bombing ideology ( Trenchard and Douhet ) not Army cooperation. There is more about the history of dive bombing from the start in 1911 to 2007 and is very informative.
I found this book very good, it can be found here at the longest river also other quality book sellers. For those with a kindle £0.82 !
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Just finished reading it, and agree with your comments.
It was also flagged up on the famous "Gaining an RAF Pilot's Brevet in WW II" thread", where the late Danny42C featured so often and was a Vengeance pilot in the Far East.
Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II
It was also flagged up on the famous "Gaining an RAF Pilot's Brevet in WW II" thread", where the late Danny42C featured so often and was a Vengeance pilot in the Far East.
Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II
