Hurricanes to the Fore: The First Aces
- ISBN-10
- 8483722216
- ISBN-13
- 9788483722213
- Category
- Fighter pilots
- Pages
- 61
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Author
- Tony Holmes
Description
No 17 Sqn's Plt Off RC Whittaker ( 6 and 2 shared destroyed , 1 unconfirmed destroyed and 2 No 242 Sqn's Plt Off ' Stan ' Turner was one of a handful of Hurricane pilots to ' make ace ' during the final stages of the BEF's involvement ...
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