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Author : George Frederick BEURLING (and ROBERTS (Leslie)),Leslie ROBERTS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:557375810
Author : George F. Beurling,Leslie Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:427404419
Author : George Beurling,Leslie Roberts
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909166295
An aviator’s true story of WWII air combat, including two dramatic weeks in the skies above the besieged island of Malta. Twenty-five thousand feet above Malta—that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis, and Reggianes as they swept eastward in their droves, screening the big Junkers with their bomb loads as they pummeled the island beneath: the most bombed patch of ground in the world. One of those Spitfire pilots was George Beurling, nicknamed “Screwball,” who in fourteen flying days destroyed twenty-seven German and Italian aircraft and damaged many more. Hailing from Canada, Beurling finally made it to Malta in the summer of 1942 after hard training and combat across the Channel. Malta Spitfire tells his story and that of the gallant Spitfire squadron, 249, which day after day ascended to the “top of the hill” to meet the enemy against overwhelming odds. With this memoir, readers experience the sensation of being in the cockpit with him, climbing to meet the planes driving in from Sicily, diving down through the fighter screen at the bombers, dodging the bullets coming out of the sun, or whipping up under the belly of an Me for a deflection shot at the engine. This is war without sentiment or romance, told in terms of human courage, skill, and heroism—a classic of WWII military aviation.
Author : Denis Barnham
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909808683
An RAF fighter pilot’s “intensely vivid” account of the siege of Malta in World War II (The Times Literary Supplement). In the summer of 1942, Malta was vulnerable to air attack from the Germans and Italians, and defended by a handful of Spitfires and a few anti-aircraft guns. Denis Barnham, a young and inexperienced flight lieutenant, spent ten hectic weeks on this indomitable island; he left a well-ordered English aerodrome for the chaos and disillusionment of Luqa. His task was to engage the overwhelming number of enemy bombers, usually protected by fighter escorts, and shoot down as many as possible. The Spitfires were bomb-scarred and battered. Oftentimes they could only get two or three in the air together, and the airfields were riddled with bomb craters, but they managed to keep going and make their mark on enemy operations. Barnham has written a powerful account of his experiences in Malta, starting with his trip in an American aircraft carrier through the ceaseless battle and turmoil during the desperate defense of the island, through his departure by air back to England, having seen the reinforcements safely landed and the tide of battle turning. With thrilling and terrifying descriptions and illustrations of the air action, this account, told with humor and compassion, is one of the best firsthand accounts of aerial combat ever written.
Author : James Douglas-Hamilton,P.B. "Laddie" Lucas
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781597880
This book provides an intriguing and realistic account of the struggle for the possession of Malta during World War II. The air battle raged for two and a half years during which time 14,000 tons of bombs were dropped on a defiant population.The history is based on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, the author's uncle, who was the leader of a Spitfire squadron that defended the island during the worst of the crisis.
Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782003588
The inability of the Italians and Germans to invade Malta proved decisive for Allied victory in the Mediterranean during World War II, as the islands provided the Allies with a base from which to project air power. Early Italian efforts to pound the islands into submission were supplemented by major German forces from January 1942 and in a few weeks the situation for the defenders reached a critical stage; in response, in March 1942 the first Spitfires were delivered to Malta. Throughout the summer C.202s fought over Malta, escorting tiny formations of Cant Z.1007s, SM.79s and Ju 88s. The fighting subsided in August and September, but grew in strength with the arrival of more C.202s. In October the Regia Aeronautica could muster three Gruppi with a total of 74 C.202s. For ten days the Italians pressed a relentless attack before attrition brought the offensive to a halt. Throughout the bombing campaign the British were able to supply Malta with ever increasing numbers of Spitfires.
Author : Flt. Lt. D. M. Crook DFC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786257499
Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 200 maps, plans, and photos. David Moore Cook, or DMC to his friends and colleagues, was one of the valiant “Few” who flew and fought against the Luftwaffe in the summer and autumn of 1940 during the Battle of Britain. A native of Huddersfield, he joined 609 (West Riding) Squadron before the war, the squadron was posted to RAF Middle Wallop in Hampshire north of the vital ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, and was tasked with protection of the English coast. In this gripping account of the combats that raged in the skies above the British mainland, DMC is very modest of his own achievements, which had led by November 1940 to 6 confirmed victories. In recognition of his sterling record he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and assigned to be a flying instructor in late 1940 to help train the pilots who would fill the depleted ranks of fighter command. Having survived the long odds of the Battle of Britain, Flight Lieutenant Crook did not survive the war, he was listed as missing in action during a routine reconnaissance mission off the coast of Scotland.
Author : George F. Beurling,Leslie Roberts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 0143012371
Author : Steve Nichols
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1846033055
The siege of Malta during World War 2 is one of the great epics of aerial warfare. In 1942, it was described alternately as both a 'fighter pilot's paradise' and 'the most bombed place on earth'. During the peak of the Axis efforts against Malta, it suffered 154 consecutive days and nights of bombing, 100 nights more that London suffered during the Blitz. The destruction of Axis convoys by Malta-based aircraft proved to be one of the decisive factors in the defeat of Rommel's forces in North Africa. This vital position would have been lost if it had not been for the successful defence of the island by a handful of greatly outnumbered Royal Air Force fighter squadrons. In the brutal and unforgiving air war over Malta only the very best fighter pilots succeeded, and all too often that was no guarantee of living another day. This book details the heroic story of the Spitfire Aces based on Malta. Drawn from an international team of Australians, British, Canadians, New Zealanders, Rhodesians and South Africans these pilots fought against extreme deprivation, physical hardships and overwhelming odds in one of the most crucial and decisive air battles of World War II.
Author : Denis Barnham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1848325606
Author : Tom Neil
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445649528
Finally the full-length memoir of Battle of Britain and Siege of Malta hero Tom Neil, one of the last fighter pilots alive today, who shot down fourteen enemy aircraft
Author : DENIS. BARNHAM
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526766744
Author : James Douglas-Hamilton,Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 0905778456
Author : George F. Beurling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:499128826
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 1642 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119497621