Aces, Airmen and the Biggin Hill Wing: A Collective Memoir 1941 - 1942 Tan Jon E. C.
During the Second World War, RAF Biggin Hill was one of Fighter Command's premier stations. Throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, it became a hotbed of talent and expertise, home to many of the…
Specifikacia Aces, Airmen and the Biggin Hill Wing: A Collective Memoir 1941 - 1942 Tan Jon E. C.
During the Second World War, RAF Biggin Hill was one of Fighter Command's premier stations. Throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, it became a hotbed of talent and expertise, home to many of the Command's most notable and successful squadrons. Both on the ground and in the air, Biggin Hill had a formidable reputation and its prowess was very much built on a partnership between air and ground personnel, including squadron members, specialist engineers, armorers and other ground-crew. This fascinating new book from Jon Tan offers a rich account of the years 1941-1942, an incredibly varied and eventful period in Biggin's story. The author's late grandfather, David Raymond Davies, was assigned to a specialist armorers' team at Biggin Hill and his grandson's narrative serves as a tribute to a particularly fascinating RAF career. Told from Davies' firsthand viewpoint and taking a