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Birth of The Few: 16 October 1939-RAF Spitfires win their first battle with the

Birth of The Few: 16 October 1939-RAF Spitfires win their first battle with the Luftwaffe Hardcover - 1998

by Buckton, Henry (From The Notes Of Group Captain Sir Hugh Douglas CBE DSO DFC DL)

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Shrewsbury UK, Airlife Publishing, 1998, hardcover, 160 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest of spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, tiny scuff to spine, displays beautifully in new Brodart sleeve. An account of the first day that the Spitfire was used in combat, the events leading up to the Luftwaffe air raid, and the results that followed, drawn mainly from primary sources. Illustrated with 12 black-&-white plates and 4 pages of detailed maps. Two appendices give details of the Officers and Operations of the No. 603, City of Edinburgh (Fighter) Squadron. ISBN 9781853109720
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