Mosquito Thunder: No.105 Squadron at War 1942-45

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{detailed description}Mosquito Thunder is the true account of the heroic exploits of this famous bomber squadron between 1942 and 1945, and is the comprehensive sequel to Battle-Axe Blenheims. No. 105 Squadron was the first RAF bomber squadron to fly the de Havilland Mosquito, and pioneered low-level and shallow-dive attacks on enemy targets. In the face of deadly anti-aircraft fire, these operations resulted in a high casualty rate, with many awards for bravery handed out to aircrews.
Hand-picked for greater things by Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett, the squadron transferred to the elite No. 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group where it flew high-level, precision 'Oboe' target marking sorties in support of Main Force bombing attacks. Stuart R. Scott's compelling narrative brings to life the part played by No. 105 Squadron in the Battle of the Ruhr in 1943, the opening of the Second Front in 1944, and the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-5. He also describes No. 105's involvement in the emergency food supply drops to the starving people of Holland towards the end of the war, before the squadron finally disbanded.
Vivid first-hand accounts from surviving Mosquito crews, together with many previously unpublished photographs, support this highly detailed account. As a full history of No. 105 Squadron's Mosquito operations, this book will appeal to everyone with an interest in the legendary exploits of RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Stuart R. Scott
published by Sutton Publishing 1999 1st edn. 212pp profusely illustrated, index, appendices, bibliography, 18x24
{condition}near fine in very slightly edge-worn d/j.
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