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RAF Transport Command Keith Wilson

RAF Transport Command By Keith Wilson

RAF Transport Command by Keith Wilson


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Summary

A pictorial history of Transport Command operations from 1943 to 1967 using images from the RAF Air Historical Branch.

RAF Transport Command Summary

RAF Transport Command: A Pictorial History by Keith Wilson

When RAF Transport Command was created in March 1943, it was formed by the renaming of Ferry Command. The delivery of aircraft from manufacturers to operational units had been ongoing since the start of the Second World War; but was significantly intensified by the supply of American machines flown across the Atlantic from 1940. Later, Transport Command took over the role of dropping paratroops. It even undertook the ferrying of mail from the UK to troops fighting across Europe, using specially modified Spitfires and Hurricanes for the role. After 1945 and the conclusion of the Second World War, Transport Command grew considerably in size. In 1948, it was at the forefront of the Berlin Airlift. It would later serve the RAF particularly well during the Suez Crisis, the Malayan Emergency, and the nuclear trial on Christmas Island. This book covers a pictorial history of Transport Command operations from 1943 through to 1967, when RAF Transport Command was renamed Support Command. Illustrated with images from the Air Historical Branch - many of which have never previously been published.

About Keith Wilson

Keith Wilson has been involved in aviation publishing for more than 30 years and is probably best known for his striking air-to-air images in Pilot magazine. He has more than 1,500 air-to-air sorties under his belt, shooting almost 2,000 different aircraft in the process. He has photographed a very broad range of subjects, from gliders, vintage and veteran, aerobatics and general aviation right through high-altitude research aircraft, biz jets, commercial jets and military fast jets. During this time he has amassed a photographic library of around 300,000 images. He has worked for a number of well-known aviation companies across Europe and flying is also his hobby. He obtained a Private Pilots Licence back in 1981 and continues to fly at every opportunity.

Additional information

GOR008756808
9781445665986
1445665980
RAF Transport Command: A Pictorial History by Keith Wilson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Amberley Publishing
20170615
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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