Название: A Battle of Britain Spitfire Squadron: The Men and Machines of 152 Squadron in the Summer of 1940
Автор: Danny Burt
Издательство: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1473899966
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 256
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 11,1 МБ
Язык: Английский
Formed at Rochford on 1 October 1918, just weeks before the Armistice that ended the First World War, 152 (Hyderabad) Squadron was originally a night fighter unit equipped with the Sopwith Camel. Its existence was short-lived, for the squadron was disbanded on 30 June 1919.
With war clouds looming over Europe once more, 152 Squadron reformed at Arklington on 1 October 1939, becoming operational just over four weeks later. In January 1940, conversion to Spitfires began and after a period of defensive patrols in the North East, the squadron moved to Warmwell in Dorset to help defend southern England against attacks from the Luftwaffe forces now based in northern France.