SECOND HAND BOOKS

804768/187 - RAIDER'S APPROACH! The Fighting Tradition of Royal Air Force Station Hornchurch and Sutton's Farm

By Squadron Leader H T Sutton, OBE, DFC.  Foreword by Marshal of the RAF, Sir John Slessor, GCB, DSO, MC.  

Traces the development of fighter tactics right from the early days of Zeppelins and Gothas through the peace-time exercises to the developments of Radar and the highly organised system of the last war.  The International and Empire aspects of the pilots who flew from Hornchurch are particularly brought out.  

Condition: “First Edition hardback blue cloth boards.  Dust-jacket has some wear and tear around the edges and rear cover is a little grubby but otherwise fairly good for year.  Some foxing marks to endpapers and edges of pages but otherwise the content appears clean and unmarked throughout.