Night Flyer-Mosquito Pathfinder
by Lewis Brandon
"Night Operations in WWII"
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Night Flyer-Mosquito Pathfinder Book Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Pilots
Military Unit:
Royal Air Force
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
514
Published Date:
2011
ISBN13:
9780811708692
Night Flyer-Mosquito Pathfinder Book Description
* Two gripping memoirs by British night-fighter crewmen * Action-adventure tales of aerial combat aboard Beaufighter and Mosquito aircraft * Accounts of Pathfinders who flew ahead of bomber formations and marked targets deep inside German territory * How new technologies like airborne radar, one of World War II's best-kept secrets, were used * How night-fighters helped save British cities from destruction Lewis Brandon was a navigator and squadron leader with the Royal Air Force in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions. Albert Smith joined the RAF at sixteen and completed 90 missions in Wellingtons and Mosquitos.