North Atlantic crossroads the Royal Air Force Ferry Command Gander unit, 1940-1946
Gander was a bustling hub of aviation during the Second World War as thousands of bombers passed through on their way to Britain. In North Atlantic Crossroads, the challenges and hazards of transatlantic ferrying come alive. Tales of search and rescue, aircraft salvage, medevac missions, and VIP vis...
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[Gander, Newfoundland] :
Atlantic Crossroads Press,
[2021]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Hillier, Darrell, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a North Atlantic crossroads : |b the Royal Air Force Ferry Command Gander unit, 1940-1946 / |c Darrell Hillier. |
| 264 | 1 | |a [Gander, Newfoundland] : |b Atlantic Crossroads Press, |c [2021] | |
| 300 | |a xviii, 275 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 22 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Preface and acknowledgements -- |t Acronyms and abbreviations -- |t Gander: genesis -- |t The first full year -- |t The birth of Beaver Centre -- |t Working towards a common cause -- |t Mishaps and salvage sagas -- |t Search and rescue, salvage, and swine -- |t The commanding officer has gone missing -- |t A sad day for Gander -- |t Crossroads: a new beginning -- |t Gander's helping hands -- |t Mission accomplished -- |t Postscript: from a child's perspective -- |t Endnotes -- |t Bibliography -- |t Index. |
| 520 | |a Gander was a bustling hub of aviation during the Second World War as thousands of bombers passed through on their way to Britain. In North Atlantic Crossroads, the challenges and hazards of transatlantic ferrying come alive. Tales of search and rescue, aircraft salvage, medevac missions, and VIP visitis highlight the activities of the Ferry Command Gander unit, notably the work of its aircraft maintenance department, headed by the incomparable John Joseph "Joe" Gilmore. Postwar, the boom in commercial air travel transformed Gander, setting the airport on its way to becoming the crossroads of the North Atlantic. | ||
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