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Soldier in the Cockpit by Ron W. Pottinger (2007, Trade Paperback)
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Author: Ron W. Pottinger. Title: A Soldier in the Cockpit. Topic: Military History. Format: Paperback. Missing Information?. Subtitle: From Rifles to Typhoons in World War II. Language: English. ISBN-10: 0811733688.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811733688
ISBN-139780811733687
eBay Product ID (ePID)56969644
Product Key Features
Book TitleSoldier in the Cockpit
Number of Pages252 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / General
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorRon W. Pottinger
Book SeriesStackpole Military History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-101098
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingA
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal940.54/4941092 B
SynopsisIn October 1939, barely a month after World War II erupted in Europe, Ron Pottinger was conscripted into the British Army as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers. A year later, amidst pilot shortages due to losses during the Battle of Britain, he transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon fighter., I could see a carpet of twinkling lights from the ack ack all along the rail sidings which bordered the canal. I dove onto these with my cannons going. Then suddenly, when the attention of all the guns turned on me, I realized how foolhardy I was being. I ran the guns along the row of rail trucks--opened the throttle wide and pulled straight up for the clouds--with tracers crossing in front and on all sides of the plane.Ron Pottinger started the war as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers, then transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon. He flew dozens of dangerous ground attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down and taken prisoner., I could see a carpet of twinkling lights from the ack ack all along the rail sidings which bordered the canal. I dove onto these with my cannons going. Then suddenly, when the attention of all the guns turned on me, I realized how foolhardy I was being. I ran the guns along the row of rail trucks--opened the throttle wide and pulled straight up for the clouds--with tracers crossing in front and on all sides of the plane. Ron Pottinger started the war as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers, then transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon. He flew dozens of dangerous ground attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down and taken prisoner., In October 1939, barely a month after World War II erupted in Europe, Ron Pottinger was conscripted into the British Army as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers. A year later, amidst pilot shortages due to losses during the Battle of Britain, he transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon fighter. He flew dozens of dangerous ground-attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down in early 1945 and ending the war in a German prisoner of war camp.
LC Classification NumberD786.P64 2007
