No 43 'Fighting Cocks' Squadron

No 43 'Fighting Cocks' Squadron - Aviation Elite Units

Paperback (19 Feb 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Known as the 'Fighting Cocks', No 43 Sqn has been a part of the RAF since 1916, and is still in service today. This volume deals exclusively with the unit's exploits during WW2, covering its service during the evacuation of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, as well as the years spent supporting the Allied cause in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Flying Hurricanes from November 1939, and re-equipped with Spitfires in early 1943, 'Fighting Cocks' pilots scored 159 kills during the war and over a dozen of them 'made ace'. This book presents a full picture of the squadron, its men and its aircraft.

Book information

ISBN: 9781841764399
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.544941
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 426g
Height: 249mm
Width: 185mm
Spine width: 11mm