Aviation Elite Units #09 No 43 'Fighting Cocks' Squadron Osprey

Aviation Elite Units #09 No 43 'Fighting Cocks' Squadron Osprey

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Stock photo. From adult owner estate. Item has original owner's name written on inside page - otherwise in great condtion.

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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.

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