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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At dawn one day early in August 1944, a 17-year-old girl working for the Belgian Underground arrived at a house in the Antwerp suburb of Merksem to collect a New Zealand Lancaster pilot hidden there. She was to take him by tram to his next hiding place, a bombed-out hospital about four kilometres away in Schoten. He was dressed in an ill-fitting suit, but despite her fears this would attract unwanted attention, she safely delivered him into the care of the nuns who ran the sanctuary beneath the hospital ruins.The young girl never knew what happened to the pilot, if he even survived the war.Eighty years later, her questions have been answered and the incredible story of his evasion and capture uncovered. It highlights the courage and sacrifice of the young girl's father and his colleagues, heroes of De Witte Brigade, and the bravery of the many Dutch and Belgian civilians who put their families at risk to shelter and assist evading airmen. Humanity prevailed among destruction, oppression and cruelty, and powerful friendships were forged in desperate times.The 17-year-old girl is now 99, but the pilot never had the chance to thank her in person. The story of her 'New Zealand soldier' has renewed a very special link between two families on opposite sides of the world. It has also provided an opportunity to say thank you to her and the many whose own stories have been forgotten.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1938, with war looming in Europe, the New Zealand government launched abold plan to bolster the country's long-neglected air defences, based on theadvice of a young RAF officer, Ralph Cochrane. Cochrane's new RNZAF wouldbe built around two new long range reconnaissance and strike squadrons, andfor this, 30 of Britain's most up-to-date bomber aircraft needed to bepurchased and delivered from the other side of the world. Led by a legendarywing commander and some of New Zealand's most celebrated aviators, a team ofpilots and technicians was assembled in England to fly them back, six at a>By late August 1939, war was imminent and the government offered to put themen and machines at the disposal of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was thefirst material contribution to Britain's war effort by any Commonwealthcountry, made a week before war was declared. The first ferry flight had>But the generous gesture left New Zealand vulnerable to attack, without anymodern front-line aircraft and without some of its most experienced pilots.The country's ineffective defences against attack from the sea were quickly>After seven months of political debate and hard work the small unit waseventually built up to full operational status - No. 75 (New Zealand)Squadron - the first Commonwealth squadron to be formed within the RAF. 'TheNew Zealand Bomber Squadron' became famous for its many accomplishments>Until now, the story of how it came into being has never been properly told.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.