LIONS RAMPANT — The Story of 602 SPITFIRE SQUADRON
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9780718305727 |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7183-0572-8 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( round back binding ) |
| Special Features | • Dust jacket • Foreword by Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone |
| Condition | Like NEW |
| Author(s) | Douglas McRoberts |
| Publisher | William Kimber & Co. Limited |
| Number of pages | 238 |
| Published date | 1985 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 16 x 24 x 2 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE • BIOGRAPHIES |
Description
During the Battle of Britain, 602 Spitfire Squadron’s success was outstanding. It was the longest-serving squadron in the front line, had the second-highest total of “kills,” and, no less significant, it claimed the lowest pilot loss rate of all. To this can be added the awarding of over a dozen Distinguished Flying Crosses (DFCs), and amongst its ranks was the RAF’s top scorer in the battle, Archie McKellar, DSO, DFC and Bar.
Throughout the rest of the war, 602 Squadron developed the art of flying the Supermarine Spitfire, becoming the first unit to dive-bomb in Europe with them by carrying out a series of pinpoint attacks on V1 and V2 sites, including the first interception of an airborne V2. Among the squadron’s pilots were Paddy Finucane, Al Deere, “Ginger” Lacey, Pierre Clostermann, Findlay Boyd, Sandy Johnstone, Max Sutherland, and J J Le Roux. It was 602 Squadron which effectively put Rommel out of the war by shooting up his staff car in Normandy, fracturing his skull. Its story also contains an account of the first German aircraft to fall, the first Spitfire night operation, and the winning of the first DFCs of the fighter war.
Douglas McRoberts has researched deeply into the enthralling story of this premier squadron and has written a history rich in anecdotes, characters, and achievement.