Army Wings

a History of Army Air Observation Flying 1914-1960

By: JACKSON ROBERT

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Hardcover | 8 February 2006

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This is the fascinating story of army fixed-wing cooperation units who were made up of specially trained volunteer army personnel. These men were trained to fly, to reconnoiter across the front line in search of enemy forces and then guide artillery gunners onto the target. From its earliest days in World War I, small low-flying aircraft have flown unarmed into combat and relayed vital information to aid accurate fall of shot and to advise front-line ground troops of enemy strength and position. They were frequently attacked by fighter aircraft and had to avoid ground-fire, often flying below treetop height. They relied purely on flying skill to outwit the enemy and yet little is known of these unsung heroes of many wars. This book redresses the balance.

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Non-Fiction Warfare & Defence Air Forces & Warfare History Military History General & World History

The First AOPS	p. 7
Air Observation 1914-18	p. 21
The Development of AOP Between the Wars	p. 55
Air Observation in the Battles of Poland and France	p. 73
The Formation of Dedicated of Air OP Squadrons 1940-42	p. 85
Air OP in the Battle for North Africa, Sicily and Italy	p. 91
From Normandy to the Baltic	p. 105
Burma and the Pacific 1941-45	p. 129
Post-War Trouble Spots	p. 145
Korea 1950-53	p. 157
Vietnam	p. 162
Bibliography	p. 167
Index	p. 168
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