MOSQUITO THUNDER: No.105 SQUADRON RAF AT WAR 1942-5.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial+photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of creasing to top edges of dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,generally sharp-cornered,original, plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,v-xiipp+1-212pp [paginated] includes foreword by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom [KCB,CBE,DSO, DFC**,AFC,RAF (Ret'd)], a preface,acknowledgements,a glossary of terms+abbreviations,an intrduction,Pts 1+2 comprising 20 chapters,profuse contemporary, b/w photographs throughout the text and the book,appendices I-V,a bibliography,an index; plus [unpaginated] title page and contents list/table. 'Mosquito Thunder' is the true account of the heroic exploits of this famous bomber squadron between 1942 and 1945,and is the comprehensive sequel to 'Battle-Axe Blenheims'.No.105 Sqdrn was the first RAF bomber squadron to fly the de Havilland Mosquito, and pioneered low-level and shallow-dive attacks on enemy targets.In the face of deadly anti-aircraft fire, these operations resulted in a high casualty rate,with many awards for bravery handed out to aircrews. Hand-picked for greater things by Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett,the squadron transferred to the elite No.8 (Pathfinder Force) Group where it flew high-level, precision 'Oboe' target marking sorties in support of Main Force bombing attacks. Stuart R. Scott's compelling narrative brings to life the part played by No.105 Squadron in the Battle of the Ruhr in 1943,the opening of the Second Front in 1944, and the Battle of the Bulge in 1944- 5.He also describes No.105's involvement in the emergency food supply drops to the starving people of Holland towards the end of the war,before the squadron finally disbanded.Vivid first-hand accounts from surviving Mosquito crews,together with many previously unpublished photographs,support this highly detailed account.As a full history of No.105 Squadron's Mosquito operations,this book will appeal to everyone with an interest in the legendary exploits of RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **