The Guinness book of air force blunders
REGAN Geoffrey
The Guinness book of air force blunders - Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1996 - 192p.
From the grimly funny tale of the mis-design of a British World War I aeroplane whose gunner risked decapitation every time he turned to fire at the enemy, to the tragedy of the Anglo-American invasion of Sicily in 1943, this book presents a selection of blunders from the history of aerial warfare. The principal focus is on the post-1914 era, but the book also examines early abortive attempts at manned flight and the use of balloons in warfare.
0851126073 (pbk.)
AIR FORCE BLUNDERS
The Guinness book of air force blunders - Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1996 - 192p.
From the grimly funny tale of the mis-design of a British World War I aeroplane whose gunner risked decapitation every time he turned to fire at the enemy, to the tragedy of the Anglo-American invasion of Sicily in 1943, this book presents a selection of blunders from the history of aerial warfare. The principal focus is on the post-1914 era, but the book also examines early abortive attempts at manned flight and the use of balloons in warfare.
0851126073 (pbk.)
AIR FORCE BLUNDERS