Far East Air Operations 1942-1945 - Special Edition

Far East Air Operations 1943-1945 (Despatches from the Front) Despatches in this volume include Air Operations in Burma and Bay of Bengal 1 January to 22 May 1942 by General Wavell, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia November 1943 to May 1944, by Air Chief Marshal Sir R.E.C. Peirse, the despatch on air operations in South-East Asia from June 1944 to May 1945, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, and the despatch on air operations in South East Asia between May 1945 and September 1945, by Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park. This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history. This special edition contains a bookplate (see image below) which has been mounted onto the main front end page and was personally signed by the following RAF veterans who flew in the skies over Burma: Wing Commander Jack Rose CMG, MBE, DFC (flew Hurricanes with No: 113 Squadron) Flight Lieutenant Graham Skellam (flew Hurricanes & Thunderbolts with No: 113 Squadron) Flight Lieutenant Ken Gilbert (flew Hurricanes & Thunderbolts with 113 and 631 Squadrons) Squadron Leader Ray Vernon (flew in Dakotas with No: 31 Squadron) Flight Lieutenant Les Dennahy (flew Hurricanes with No: 134 Squadron) Flight Lieutenant Fred Davis (flew Hurricanes & Spitfires with No: 136 “Woodpecker” Squadron) Squadron Leader Owen Parry DFC, AE (flew Hurricanes with No: 11 Squadron) Flight Lieutenant Tom Adams (flew Hurricanes with No: 28 Squadron) Squadron Leader Vivian Jacobs flew (Hurricanes & Spitfires with No: 136 “Woodpecker” Squadron) Edition Produced: 10 Hardcover edition, published 2014

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