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Rupert Matthews
Heroes of the RAF - No.50 Squadron
Rupert Matthews
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Key
note:
Thrilling
real
Life
Accounts
of
Fighting
in
the
Air
from
1916
to
the
Falklands.
No.50
Squadron
was
a
leading
RAF
bomber
squadron
in
World
War
II
and
bombed
the
Falklands
in
1982.Formed
as
a
fighter
squadron
in
1916
to
counter
the
Zeppelin
airships
that
were
bombing
British
cities
in
World
War
I,
No.50
Squadron
built
an
enviable
reputation
as
a
crack
fighter
squadron
under
the
command
of
one
Arthur
Harris
-
better
known
as
"Bomber"
Harris.In
1937
the
squadron
was
remustered
as
a
bomber
squadron,
now
under
Harris
as
Group
commander.
It
was
in
bombers
that
No.50
went
to
war
in
1939.
In
the
war
torn
skies
over
Europe,
the
men
of
No.50
were
to
win
a
Victoria
Cross,
6
DSOs,
70
DFCs
and
114
DFMs.
The
heroic
determination
of
the
squadron's
aircrews
and
their
often
terrifying
encounters
with
the
Third
Reich's
Luftwaffe
make
for
thrilling
reading.
In
1952
the
squadron
gained
jet
bombers,
and
it
was
in
Vulcans
that
the
squadron
went
to
bomb
the
Falklands
in
1982.This
book
looks
at
the
heroic
men
(and
more
recently
women)
who
have
fought
with
the
squadron
over
the
years.
It
details
their
exploits
in
battle,
their
life
with
the
squadron
and
in
many
cases
their
subsequent
careers
in
the
RAF.About
the
Author Rupert
Matthews
has
written
over
150
books
for
different
publishers,
achieving
significant
sales
in
a
variety
of
markets
both
in
the
UK
and
abroad.
His
works
have
been
translated
into
19
languages
and
have
been
shortlisted
for
a
number
of
awards.
Rupert's
father
served
in
RAF
Bomber
Command
during
the
war,
being
wounded
in action.
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