We Kept Britain Flying

We Kept Britain Flying Diary of an RAF Mechanic in World War II

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Publisher's Synopsis

Corporal Leonard Guttridge was among the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Britain--the Royal Air Force mechanics and armorers who patched bullet holes, repaired engines, refueled empty tanks and replenished ammunition, enabling outnumbered pilots to return to the skies. His journal, written in tiny notebooks, at moments under enemy fire, chronicles the battle and its human toll, and portrays the tenacity of the RAF ground crews without whom the British could not have defeated the German Luftwaffe.

Book information

ISBN: 9781476693361
Publisher: McFarland
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.5341092
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20230906
Language: English
Number of pages: cm
Weight: 272g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 20mm