STIRLING WINGS - The Short Stirling Goes to War

by Falconer, Jonathan

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Almost 2400 Stirlings were built and used by RAF Bomber Command from 1940-46. This is a detailed operational narrative with heavy first-person accounts and prof. illustrated. A total of 2,371 Stirlings were built and at the height of its career Bomber Command had twelve squadrons of this aircraft. Modified versions of the Stirling served as paratroop transports, glider tugs, and long-range passenger transport. Appendices include building sites, airfields housing Stirling units, a list of all Squadrons with dates of service, commanders. Phoenix Mill 1997 Alan Sutton, 1st UK paper ed, FINE CONDITION, 7x10, 216 pages, over 140 photos, maps, appendices, index. . ISBN: 0-7509-1517-X.