BIG JOE McCARTHY the RCAF's American Dambuster Tapa blanda - 2012

Nanton AB: Nanton Lancaster Society, 2012. (CAD) Presumed 1st of this edition. There is an owner's inscription to the half title, no other markings, Fine except for the inscription. Wraps, 298pp, B&W photos. Birrell was a founding director of the Nanton Lancaster Society which developed and operates the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. JOe McCarthy was an American who joined the RCAF and did a tour of operations with the 97 Squadron. The Dambusters have been immortalised in World War Two folklore and film as a result of their attack on the dams of the Ruhr. The Dambusters were an elite Lancaster bomber unit . Formation No. 2, numbering five aircraft, piloted by Flt Lt Joe McCarthy, P/O Vernon Byers (RCAF),[13] Flt Lt Norman Barlow (RAAF), P/O Geoff Rice[14] and Flt Lt Les Munro (RNZAF), was to attack the Sorpe Dam .(1.5 JM LVR 201/b2. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Nanton Lancaster Society, 2012. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.