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Mosquito Men

Mosquito Men

The Elite Pathfinders of 627 Squadron

by David Price
Paperback
Publication Date: 12/10/2023

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The story of one of the most remarkable and feared British aircraft of the Second World War- the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito fighter-bomber.

Nicknamed The 'Wooden Wonder' for its timber frame and superb performance, the de Havilland Mosquito ranks alongside the Spitfire, the Hurricane and the Lancaster as one of the RAF's greatest-ever flying machines. Novel in design, operationally flexible and exceptionally fast, it inflicted mayhem on the German war machine as night-fighter, fighter-bomber and pathfinder.

Mosquito Men traces the contrasting careers of the young men of 627 Squadron, including that of Ken Oatley last surviving member of an illustrious group who flew twenty-two operations in Mosquitos as a navigator. Rich in technically authoritative accounts of individual missions, David Price's atmospheric narrative interweaves individual stories with events in the wider war as the Allies closed in on Germany from the summer of 1944.

For those fans of the Mosquito aircraft recently described by Rowland White, Mosquito Men will add the human element to this iconic plane.

ISBN:
9781800242302
9781800242302
Category:
Air forces & warfare
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
12-10-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Head of Zeus
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
464
Dimensions (mm):
197.87x129.03x25.4mm
Weight:
0.45kg
David Price

The author, Rev Dr David Price, BCom, BD, ThM, DMiss, was recruited by Gil McArthur from David’s theological college days to become an early Bible teaching faculty member at CLTC, 1968-1983, serving as National Principal of CLTC for the last five years.

Returning to Australia with his wife Margaret and family, David has filled influential theological education and mission leadership roles, as a Faculty member and then Principal of Bible College of Victoria (previously Melbourne Bible Institute, and now, Melbourne School of Theology) 1984-2005, and with Pioneers of Australia in Member Care and Leadership Development (2005- present).

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