Ron W. Pottinger (1919–2021)
Autor de A Soldier in the Cockpit: From Rifles to Typhoons in WWII (Stackpole Military History)
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- Nombre legal
- Pottinger, Ronald William
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1919
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2021
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- United Kingdom
- Ocupaciones
- soldier
airman - Organizaciones
- British Army
Royal Air Force - Biografía breve
- Ron Pottinger started the war as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers, then transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon. He flew dozens of dangerous ground attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down and taken prisoner.
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A Soldier in the Cockpit: From Rifles to Typhoons in… por Ron W. Pottinger
Excellently detailed memoir for a unique and under-reported aspect of WW 2, ground attack fighter bombers. Used extensively, these planes, Typhoons, Tempests, Thunderbolts, Corsairs, Avengers, and Hellcats as well as the Russian Stormoviks were by far the best ground support aircraft in WW2. Coupled later with forward ground observers, they were truly, the best friends the infantrymen would have for close support.
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- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 22
- Popularidad
- #553,378
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3