Download or read book Artillery Flyers at War written by Darrell Knight and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07-12 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of the 664, 665, and 666 Air Observation Post Squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Story of AOP squadrons of RCAF, operating in Europe during latter stages of WWII. Few have seldom heard about these units. Knight's passionate interest for their cause led him to provide a new chapter in Canadian aviation history by writing this very thorough and well-researched volume in honor of his father's services during the war. Their contribution to the final Allied victory in Europe must not be forgotten. 90 photos, 5 documents, 3 maps.

Download or read book Artillery Flyers at War written by Darrell Knight and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press Military Monograph 82. Second Edition (January 2012). The first and only history of the Royal Canadian Air Force's little-known "Air Observation Post" squadrons: 664, 665, and 666 (AOP) Squadrons, from their creation in 1944 during World War II. Includes coverage of the Auster aircraft they flew, operational training, and their combat history. With the end of the war, these squadrons were disbanded.An AOP-trained pilot holding the rank of Major in the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery-not airforce personnel-commanded each of the three RCAF AOP squadrons. Every pilot assigned to duty in the three squadrons-664 (AOP), 665 (AOP) and 666 (AOP)-was a Canadian artillery officer (or, in a few instances, a British artillery officer) whose previous employment had been in Field, Medium, or Light Anti-Aircraft regiments, serving as a Gun Position Officer (GPO) or Forward Observation Officer (FOO), tasked with laying and firing artillery guns in support of Canadian or Allied fighting units, most often for the Infantry.The author's father a member of 665 (AOP) Squadron. Pursuing information about Canada's AOP squadrons became an obsession while hunting for the day-to-day written records and flight logs and photographs of this obscure group of wartime flyers, virtually all of the aircrew having been seconded from His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, and all of its riggers, fitters and instrumentation mechanics having previously serviced Lancasters, Halifaxs, Hurricanes and Spitfires while wearing the blue of the Royal Canadian Air Force. In time, a rich harvest of evidence surfaced, and is now presented in this work.Contents:Preface; Chapter 1: Wormhout Advanced Landing Ground, Dunkirk, France. Monday, May 7, 1945; Chapter 2: The Beginning of a Modern Air Observation Force; Chapter 3: The Evolution of Purpose-Built Aircraft; Chapter 4: The Continuing Development of D Flight; Chapter 5: A Young Canadian, Off to War; Chapter 6: The Founding Father of the Canadian AOP; Chapter 7: Artillery Officers to 22 EFTS; Chapter 8: Mastering the Auster; Chapter 9: Operational Training for War; Chapter 10: New Formations; Chapter 11: Directing Shoots, with Deadly Effect; Chapter 12: Aircraft Type Conversion; Chapter 13: 665 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF; Chapter 14: AOP Finishing School; Chapter 15: Wings; Chapter 16: Creating AOP Observers; Chapter 17: Forming a Flying Crew; Chapter 18: Deployment; Chapter 19: 'Dicing About' Over Holland; Chapter 20: Off to War; Chapter 21: 666 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF; Chapter 22: 'Hello, Niner-Six!'; Chapter 23: The Last Canadian Action in Europe; Chapter 24: Post-War AOP Duties; Chapter 25: Flying The Red Ensign, At Allied Headquarters; Chapter 26: Training To Fly On Post-War Taskings; Chapter 27: Intelligence Sorties In Germany; Chapter 28: 'We're Here, Because We're Here, Because...';Chapter 29: Final Orders; Epilogue; Glossary of Terms; Appendix 1: Codes for Flight Training Procedures; Appendix 2: Pilot's Checklist, Auster Mk. IV and V Aircraft; Appendix 3: Nominal Roll for Canadian Air Observation Post Squadrons; Appendix 4: Nominal Roll of All British and Commonwealth Air Observation Post Pilots Trained for World War II; Bibliography. 90 photos/illustrations; 5 documents; 3 maps.

Download or read book Eyes of Artillery written by Edgar F. Raines and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eyes of Artillery written by Edgar F. Raines and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMH Pub. 70-31. Army Historical Series. Examines the institutional origins of modern Army Aviation by recounting the experiences of the men who flew observed fire missions, or Air Observations Posts (AOP) in light aircraftfor the Field Artillery during World War 2. Identifies the circumstances and debate that gave rise to the AOP program.

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Download or read book In Defense of Freedom written by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-seven stories in this book serve as a graphic reminder of the selfless heroism of America's World War II Army Air Forces flyers and how necessary they were to achieve Allied victory. Wolfgang Samuel and the pilots he interviewed reveal the peril these men faced to achieve a daunting task, impossible without their bravery. And their sacrifices were stunning--American bomber crews suffered the highest casualties (KIA, MIA, POW, wounded) of all American armed services in World War II. The stories preserved in this book bear that grave danger out. A member of a heavy bomber crew in the 8th Air Force in the period from mid-1942 to spring 1944 was less likely to survive than a US Marine fighting on Iwo Jima or Okinawa. The stories in this unique book are about men who went face to face with their adversaries, who saw their buddies die, who crashed planes, and who became prisoners of war. Many later went on to become the backbone of the postwar Air Force, serving in Korea and Vietnam and during the Cold War. Young Ken Chilstrom led a flight of eight A-36 fighter bombers on a low-level foray in Italy. Only he and two others came home. Bob Hoover thought he could take on the entire German air force, but on his first mission he was shot down, nearly perished, and suffered the remainder of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. Wolfgang Samuel's new book is all about men like Ken, Bob, and the many friends they lost, who saw World War II through to the end and gave freedom to so many others.

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Download or read book American Military Aviation written by Charles Joseph Gross and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses major developments in aircraft, doctrine, training, and operations. The author also provides discussions of airlife, in-flight refueling, military budgets, industry, and inter-service squabbling. He deftly sketches the evolution of the air arms of each of the different services and provides clear analyisis of military budgets.

Download or read book Wingless Eagle written by Herbert Alan Johnson and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the aerial operations by the American Army during the First World War.

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Download or read book Eyes of Artillery The Origins of Modern U S Army Aviation in World War II Paperback written by Jr Edgar F Raines, PH D and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Examines the institutional origins of modern Army Aviation by recounting the experiences of the men who flew observed fire missions, or Air Observations Posts (AOP) in light aircraft for the Field Artillery during World War II. Identifies the circumstances and debate that gave rise to the AOP program. This volume is part of the Army Historical Series that may be useful to professional military leaders, military science students, and AP History high school students studying World War II. Related Products: World War II resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/world... Spearhead of Logistics: A History of the United States Army Transportation Corps is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00597-2?ctid=143 Fueling the Fires of Resistance: Army Air Forces Special Operations in the Balkans During World War 2 is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00699-5 Anzio Beachhead, January 22 - May 25, 1944 Print Paperback format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00199-3 United States Army in World War 2, The Technical Services, The Ordnance Department, On Beachhead and Battlefront -Hardcover/Cloth format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00030-0 Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) --Print Paperback Format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00128-4 Stalingrad to Berlin: Defeat in the East Print Paperback format is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00160-8 "

Download or read book Distant Thunder written by Alejandro M. de Quesada and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilots tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned.Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers, even on leave, he can always hear the dim roar of guns, the distant thunder of war, and is always summoned towards the sound. Pacific Wings, a prestigious New Zealand-based magazine, has previously published some letters which have been praised by a growing readership, both aviator and non flyer alike, for their ability to transport the reader into the world of war. Includes superb action photographs from Dons personal collection. A twenty-five-year veteran of the US Army, he details action over Panama, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan, including Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, drawing also from his days in Army Special Ops, operating with 2-2 SAS. As a 160th SOAR pilot for a lot of his military career, his is a story that goes above and beyond the normal military lifestyle. An inspiring read.

Download or read book Makers of the United States Air Force written by John L. Frisbee and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume commemorates the contributions of twelve officers who played important roles in the building of our Air Force.

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Download or read book Bloody April 1917 written by James S. Corum and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researched from original-language primary sources, this is a uniquely well-informed and multi-faceted history of the World War I air campaign of Bloody April. Researched from original German-, French-, and English-language sources, and written by an authority on both air and ground military operations, author, Dr James S Corum examines how Bloody April caused Allied forces to reassess their approach to the use of airpower. Considering well-known problems such as technology and training doctrine, but also how the artillery-aircraft combination ideally had to work in late-WW I ground offensives, Dr Corum analyses what each side got wrong and why. He describes little-known parts of the April campaigns, such as both sides' use of strategic bombing with heavy aircraft, and considers the German use of advanced high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with oxygen and heated suits while detailing the exploits of the infamous 'Red Baron', Manfred von Richthofen. Lessons from Bloody April not only served to improve the coordination of Allied artillery and aircraft but subsequently aircraft played a much larger role in supporting ground troops in attack mode. Bloody April paved the way for the airpower revolution that, by 1918, would make the Allies masters of the sky on the Western Front.