Beaufighters over sea, sand, and steaming jungles
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Beaufighters over sea, sand, and steaming jungles
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The work Beaufighters over sea, sand, and steaming jungles represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Beaufighters over sea, sand, and steaming jungles
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Colman and Richard Colman
- Subject
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- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- History -- 20th century
- Mosquito (Military aircraft)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- India
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Netherlands
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British
- Air pilots, Military -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane)
- Colman, Jack
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In October 1943, Jack Colman changed from Liberators to Beaufighters and was selected for ‘Torbeau’ training in Scotland. He joined a strike wing at North Coates attacking North Sea convoys off the coast of Holland. Later, Jack and his Beaufighter were sent to the Far East where he was deployed to fly out of Assam over Burma supporting the ‘Forgotten Army’. Midway through the tour, they converted to Mosquitoes; a change he was not particularly happy about. After a short rest converting pilots to Mosquitoes, he felt lucky to be put in charge of a small unit flying service personnel to various venues in southern India. Jack’s enthusiasm for flying is maintained and his lucky escapes documented. His fascination with the cultural and social experiences gained in India leaves its mark as he comments on the privileges he experiences, now as a commissioned officer, and of the wealth chasm between the princes and poor of India. This is a book not just about flying but how he and his comrades lived through those unique and special times." -- from the publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- Dewey number
- 940.54/4941092
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D759.6
- LC item number
- .C6565 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
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