Le 350 (Belgian) Squadron by André Bar & Jean-Louis Roba
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Book Review
This new soft-back title is in an A4 format and contains 240 pages, 400+ images and 19 modern colour side profiles. As the title states, this is a history of a unit, in this scale N0.350 Squadron, RAF, which was manned with pilots and crews from Belgium. The narrative, which is in French throughout, looks at the following topics per chapter
1. The birth of the unit
2. Its first combats
3. Operation Jubilee and its aftermath for the unit
4. The last quarter of 1942
5. The first quarter of 1943
6. April to August 1943
7. The end of 1943
8. The first quarter of 1944, preparations for D-Day
9. D-Day and its aftermath
10. July 1944
11. August 1944. The hunt for V-1, and the 'calm' before the storm
12. On to the Ardennes
13. The beginning of the end
14. The last quarter of war
Each chapter is supported with a wealth of period images, showing the pilots and their aircraft as well as all those who kept these machines flying. The unit started flying with the early Mk II Spitfires, then moved on to the Mk V and IX before going to the Griffon-powered versions, so the unit had a lot of experience on the type and this is all illustrated in the photos and profiles in this title.
Conclusion
This is an excellent title, covering the operational history of a unit as well as the personal aspects of all those involved, The depth of information is limited only by the French text, but the pictures are well worth it on their own, so it is highly recommended to all Spitfire fans.
Our thanks to Lela Presse for the review sample, this should be available from specialist outlets in the UK, but if you have any problems visit their website www.avions-bateaux.com or email contact@avions-bateaux.com
This new soft-back title is in an A4 format and contains 240 pages, 400+ images and 19 modern colour side profiles. As the title states, this is a history of a unit, in this scale N0.350 Squadron, RAF, which was manned with pilots and crews from Belgium. The narrative, which is in French throughout, looks at the following topics per chapter
1. The birth of the unit
2. Its first combats
3. Operation Jubilee and its aftermath for the unit
4. The last quarter of 1942
5. The first quarter of 1943
6. April to August 1943
7. The end of 1943
8. The first quarter of 1944, preparations for D-Day
9. D-Day and its aftermath
10. July 1944
11. August 1944. The hunt for V-1, and the 'calm' before the storm
12. On to the Ardennes
13. The beginning of the end
14. The last quarter of war
Each chapter is supported with a wealth of period images, showing the pilots and their aircraft as well as all those who kept these machines flying. The unit started flying with the early Mk II Spitfires, then moved on to the Mk V and IX before going to the Griffon-powered versions, so the unit had a lot of experience on the type and this is all illustrated in the photos and profiles in this title.
Conclusion
This is an excellent title, covering the operational history of a unit as well as the personal aspects of all those involved, The depth of information is limited only by the French text, but the pictures are well worth it on their own, so it is highly recommended to all Spitfire fans.
Our thanks to Lela Presse for the review sample, this should be available from specialist outlets in the UK, but if you have any problems visit their website www.avions-bateaux.com or email contact@avions-bateaux.com
