LE 350 (BELGIAN) SQUADRON
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Caractéristiques
| ISBN-13 | 978-2-37468-019-4 |
| Finition.s | Broché cousu |
| Auteurs | André Bar, Jean-Louis Roba |
| Éditeur | LELA PRESSE |
| État | Comme Neuf |
| Nb. de pages | 240 |
| Année d'édition | 2018 |
| Langue.s | Français |
| Collection / Série | Collection Histoire des Unités N° 6 |
| Format | 21 x 29,7 x 1 cm |
| Catégorie.s | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE |
Description
Mis sur pied suite au désir du gouvernement belge en exil à Londres de disposer d'une unité aérienne entièrement nationale, le 350 (Belgian) Squadron fut créé en novembre 1941. Avec un personnel mixte (anciens pilotes de l'Aéronautique Militaire et jeunes pilotes formés au Canada), l'unité vit d'abord péniblement puis se distingua lors du raid sur Dieppe en août 1942. Suivant les opérations au-dessus de l'Europe occupée, le 350 participa au débarquement allié avant de basculer en mode offensif au-dessus de l'Allemagne. Équipé du célèbre Spitfire, le 350 Squadron termina la guerre avec un palmarès très honorable.
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Book Review from aliant-wings.co.uk
This new soft-back title is in an A4 format and contains 240 pages, 400+ images and 19 modern colour side profiles. As the title states, this is a history of a unit, in this scale N0.350 Squadron, RAF, which was manned with pilots and crews from Belgium. The narrative, which is in French throughout, looks at the following topics per chapter
1. The birth of the unit
2. Its first combats
3. Operation Jubilee and its aftermath for the unit
4. The last quarter of 1942
5. The first quarter of 1943
6. April to August 1943
7. The end of 1943
8. The first quarter of 1944, preparations for D-Day
9. D-Day and its aftermath
10. July 1944
11. August 1944. The hunt for V-1, and the 'calm' before the storm
12. On to the Ardennes
13. The beginning of the end
14. The last quarter of war
Each chapter is supported with a wealth of period images, showing the pilots and their aircraft as well as all those who kept these machines flying. The unit started flying with the early Mk II Spitfires, then moved on to the Mk V and IX before going to the Griffon-powered versions, so the unit had a lot of experience on the type and this is all illustrated in the photos and profiles in this title.
Conclusion
This is an excellent title, covering the operational history of a unit as well as the personal aspects of all those involved, The depth of information is limited only by the French text, but the pictures are well worth it on their own, so it is highly recommended to all Spitfire fans.