Stay the Distance
Sir Michael Beetham enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the Royal Air Force. He joined the RAF as a pilot in 1941 and was awarded the DFC whilst serving with Bomber Command during 1943/44. Remaining in the post-war RAF, a number of flying and staff appointments followed, notably he drafted the first specification for the ill-fated TSR 2 and later joined the V-Force as commanding officer of 214 Sqn at Marham. Beetham then served at the heart of Bomber Command's affairs when the V-Force was at the forefront of the nation's defenses. The most critical moment came with the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. In 1964 he was given command of Khorm…
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- ISBN: 978-1-78346-153-0
- EAN: 9781783461530
- Produktnummer: 22583440
- Verlag: Frontline Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 17'072 KB
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