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Sixty Squadron, RAF

A.J.L. Scott

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Description:In the autumn of 1915, the Germans began producing the Fokker monoplane and in the following months would prove themselves a nuisance for the artillery observation machines. As a result, General Trenchard decided to form some new scout squadrons to counter the new threat: one of them was No. 60 Squadron. Formed from No. 1 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron and organised in April 1916, No. 60 Squadron would be in France within a month, equipped with the French Morane Type N. Following the Somme campaign, No. 60 Squadron re-equipped with the Nieuport Scout; they went on to participate at Arras, Passchendaele and in the March 1918 offensive. By war’s end the squadron’s members had been awarded 1 Victoria Cross, 5 Distinguished Service Orders, 1 Bar to DSO, 37 Military Crosses and 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and claimed over three hundred aerial victories. ‘Sixty Squadron R.A.F.’ is a classic squadron history of World War I.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sixty Squadron, RAF. To get started finding Sixty Squadron, RAF, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 89

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Albion Press

Release: 2015

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Description: In the autumn of 1915, the Germans began producing the Fokker monoplane and in the following months would prove themselves a nuisance for the artillery observation machines. As a result, General Trenchard decided to form some new scout squadrons to counter the new threat: one of them was No. 60 Squadron. Formed from No. 1 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron and organised in April 1916, No. 60 Squadron would be in France within a month, equipped with the French Morane Type N. Following the Somme campaign, No. 60 Squadron re-equipped with the Nieuport Scout; they went on to participate at Arras, Passchendaele and in the March 1918 offensive. By war’s end the squadron’s members had been awarded 1 Victoria Cross, 5 Distinguished Service Orders, 1 Bar to DSO, 37 Military Crosses and 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and claimed over three hundred aerial victories. ‘Sixty Squadron R.A.F.’ is a classic squadron history of World War I.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sixty Squadron, RAF. To get started finding Sixty Squadron, RAF, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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