Aces, Airmen and the Biggin Hill Wing: A Collective Memoir 1941 - 1942 Tan Jon E. C.
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. Both on the ground and…
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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. 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. 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.
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. 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. Told from Davies' firsthand viewpoint and taking a