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The History of Raf Ferry Command

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An edition of Ocean Bridge (1995)

Ocean Bridge

The History of Raf Ferry Command

New Ed edition
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From the pioneer transatlantic flights of the interwar period and the early attempts to initiate regular commercial service, Christie traces London's decision to have aircraft, supplies, and passengers delivered across the Atlantic Ocean from Canada and the United States.

Under the inspired leadership of a handful of Imperial Airways' captain-navigators, a group of civilian airmen from Britain, Canada, and the United States undertook to fly urgently needed bombers, maritime patrol aircraft, and transports to Europe for the RAF. This informal civilian organization was augmented by graduates of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada and taken over by the RAF as Ferry Command in 1941.

Some five hundred aircrew, as well as sixty passengers, lost their lives in accidents; Major Sir Frederick Banting, the discoverer of insulin, was killed in the first fatal crash of the ferry service. Ocean Bridge chronicles an often overlooked contribution to Allied victory and aviation history. By war's end the ferry service, through its various incarnations, had created the basis for the network of international air routes and procedures that commercial travellers now take for granted.

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Univ of Toronto Pr
Language
English
Pages
458

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Ocean Bridge: The History of Raf Ferry Command
September 1997, Univ of Toronto Pr
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Ocean Bridge
Ocean Bridge: The History of RAF Ferry Command
October 11, 1997, University of Toronto Press
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Ocean Bridge: the history of RAF Ferry Command
1995, Midland Publishing
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Ocean bridge: the history of RAF Ferry Command
1995, University of Toronto Press
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Library of Congress
D786 .C57 1995, D786.C57 1995

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
458
Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 2 inches
Weight
2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7872565M
Internet Archive
oceanbridgehisto0000chri
ISBN 10
0802006388
ISBN 13
9780802006387
LCCN
95169702, cn95930206
OCLC/WorldCat
32087733
Library Thing
6042739
Goodreads
2558373

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