Название: Flying to Norway, Grounded in Burma: A Hudson Pilot in World War II
Автор: Goronwy 'Gron' Edwards DFC
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844158098
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 224
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 2,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
Gron’ Edwards joined the RAF in 1936 on a Short Service Commission and went solo on his eighteenth birthday. After gaining his wings he joined No 233 General Reconnaissance Squadron of Coastal Command based at Thornaby in Yorkshire. The aircraft he flew was the Avro Anson, a small twin engine aircraft that was originally designed for civilian use but had been hastily modified with the addition of two machine guns and a 280 lb bomb load. Before the outbreak of war the squadron was moved to Leuchers. Early in 1939, Coastal Command crews were ordered to ferry some Blenheim twin-engined bombers to Middle East Command and Gron was selected as a navigator for the flight to Egypt. Upon landing in Egypt they found that they had set a record time of 33 hours, 3 hours less than Imperial Airways.