Ocean Bridge : : The History of RAF Ferry Command /

Ocean Bridge : : The History of RAF Ferry Command / / Carl Christie.

At the beginning of the Second World War there was no thought of delivering planes by air across the Atlantic. It was assumed to be too costly and too dangerous, especially in winter. Despite this initial reluctance, between the fall of 1940 and the spring of 1945, Royal Air Force Ferry Command'...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Christie, Carl,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]
©1997
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (458 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Atlantic Pioneers
  • 2. Canadian Pacific Railway
  • 3. From Triumph to Tragedy
  • 4. From ATFERO to Ferry Command
  • 5. Flying Boats through Bermuda
  • 6. The Northern Routes
  • 7. The Southern Routes
  • 8. One-Trippers
  • 9. No. 45 Group
  • 10. Mosquito Deliveries
  • 11. No Piece of Cake
  • 12. Lasting Legacy
  • Appendix A. Aircraft Delivered: CPR Air Services Department, ATFERO, Ferry Command, and No. 45 Group
  • APPENDIX B. Losses: CPR Air Services Department, ATFERO, Ferry Command, and No. 45 Group
  • APPENDIX C. RAF Transport Command and No. 45 Group at Peak Strength, Summer 1945
  • Notes
  • Note on Sources
  • Index

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