The Fighting Cocks: 43 (Fighter) Squadron

by Norman Franks, Jimmy Beedle, Norman L.R. Franks, et al.

In April 1916, a group of early aviators gathered in the fields beneath the crags and ramparts of Stirling Castle to form what was to become one of the Royal Air Force's most distinguished fighter squadrons.

Few squadrons can match the history of 43 Squadron, including being the first squadron to undertake ground attack operations during the First World War, shooting down the first enemy aircraft over England in the Second World War, and achieving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848843852
• ISBN13: 9781848843851
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 9.9"