Mosquito Intruders | Target Burma: The Raf's Daring Low | Level Mosquito Operations | Walsh Jeremy | Pevná vazba

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The exploits of the Mosquito crews in Burma, skimming at low-level and at speed along rivers and over treetops to their targets, are the stuff of legend. Surprisingly, however, only five RAF squadrons ever flew these operations. iMosquito Intruders - Target Burmai explores the achievements of these intruder squadrons, as well as the costs to the men who flew and supported them.brbrTheir story starts in mid-1943, almost as soon as the fighter-bomber variant of the 'Mossie', the iconic de Havilland Mosquito FB VI, had been introduced to squadron service in the UK. The first challenge was to deliver the new aircraft, with its radical wooden construction, to India and build a supply chain to support it.brbrThen, with few dual-control aircraft, they needed to train the crews to operate the Mosquito to the limits of its performance in often hostile weather over inhospitable territory against an aggressive enemy. Some crews converted from a similar low-level role to extend the reach of the im

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