Winged Crusaders

Winged Crusaders

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Winged Crusaders

The Exploits of 14 Squadron RFC & RAF 1915-45




Author:Michael Napier
Language:English
Format:Hardcover
Dimensions:6" x 9"
Pages:384
Photos:210 photographs, 19 maps, and 8pp color plates (aircraft profiles)
Publisher:Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN:9781781590591
Item No. 9781781590591



Formed in 1915 and still operational today, 14 Squadron is one of the RAF's longest serving and most senior Squadrons. Spending the first thirty years of its operational life in the Middle East, the history of this Squadron is a rich one, but one that, until now, has gone largely unrecorded. Napier effectively brings together all the historical scraps and shreds of stories, which make up the collective history of this unit, from 1915 -1945, a period of great military and social upheaval. The author himself attests to the fact that the work is not merely about the airplanes operational history during this period, or the stark military facts (although enthusiasts of both these areas will find much here); rather, the work concerns itself largely with the people who flew such aircraft. Recording the dramatic trials and tribulations of the people who were 14 Squadron, Napier provides a sympathetic and engaging account of this period of Military History.