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Great Britain Great Britain. Royal Air Force History Great Britain. Royal Air Force History World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Military operations, Aerial American Military operations, Aerial British United States World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, BritishLewis, Damien.
Summary: "An instant hit in the UK, this is the true account of a German shepherd who was adopted by the Royal Air Force during World War II, joined in flight missions, and survived everything from crash-landings to parachute bailouts--ultimately saving the life of his owner and dearest friend. In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 LEWHastings, Max
Summary: Tells the story of the infamous British military operation, the Dambusters raid. This aerial bombing attack, called Operation Chastise, was responsible for the overnight destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams in northwest Germany by Britain's Royal air Force 617 Squadron, an epic wartime maneveuver that has become military legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HASOlson, Lynne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 OLSWhite, David Fairbank
Summary: "The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Caliber 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 WHISummary: "Rare and fascinating films preserved in the museum's archives. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here, complete and uncut, for the very first time. ... [These 24 training and public information films cover a] range of subjects from ditching procedures for Halifax bomber crews ... to the best way to rescue crashed fighter pilots from their cockpits. There are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Vision 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ROYHolland, James
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 HOLHillary, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.544 HILKershaw, Alex.
Summary: The never-before-told story of the American pilots--idealists, adventurers, romantics--who joined the RAF before America entered the war and helped save Britain in its darkest hour. Eight young Americans joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940--over a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5449 KERSummary: Flying the Secret Sky: The Story of RAF Ferry Command tells a story of passionate risk-taking, of young men braving dangerous flights in primitive aircraft. These "cowboys of the air" are forgotten heroes of the war, who flew without guns and embodied an improvisational spirit that was key to Allied victory. Their story includes the American civilian chosen to fly Winston Churchill to secret...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FLYGibson, Guy.
Summary: First published in 1944, Enemy Coast Ahead quickly became regarded as the classic Bomber Command book, following Gibson's RAF career from flying the Hampden and Manchester at the beginning of World War II to the triumphant return home of the Lancasters from the famous 1943 Dambuster raid, which Gibson led and for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Enemy Coast Ahead is also the inside...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.544 GIBWright, Stephen L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2008