The Royal Air Force over Florida

The Royal Air Force over Florida

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Publication Date: 21st October 1998

Before they defended Britain against Hitler's Blitzkrieg, many Royal Air Force pilots were sent across the ocean to sunny Florida to receive pilot training. Far from the wartime destruction of their
homeland, these brave pilots, some of whom would never return due to accidents that would take their lives, received valuable training from the military as well as a warm welcome from the citizens of Florida.
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Before they defended Britain against Hitler's Blitzkrieg, many Royal Air Force pilots were sent across the ocean to sunny Florida to receive pilot training. Far from the wartime destruction of their
homeland, these brave pilots, some of whom would never return due to accidents that would take their lives, received valuable training from the military as well as a warm welcome from the citizens of Florida.
Description
Before they defended Britain against Hitler's Blitzkrieg, many Royal Air Force pilots were sent across the ocean to sunny Florida to receive pilot training. Far from the wartime destruction of their
homeland, these brave pilots, some of whom would never return due to accidents that would take their lives, received valuable training from the military as well as a warm welcome from the citizens of Florida.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 21st October 1998
  • State: Florida
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738568904
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction
    PHOTOGRAPHY / History
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Author and local historian A.M. de Quesada has gathered images for Baseball in Tampa Bay from a variety of sources, including the National Baseball Library, the Pinellas County Historical Museum, the Dunedin Historical Museum, and ball clubs, including the Dunedin Blue Jays, the Tampa Yankees, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the St. Petersburg Devil Rays, and the Clearwater Phillies. This fascinating pictorial tribute provides detailed information and images of the game's history in the Tampa Bay region and will surely delight those for whom baseball is not just a game, but an important part of our American heritage.
Before they defended Britain against Hitler's Blitzkrieg, many Royal Air Force pilots were sent across the ocean to sunny Florida to receive pilot training. Far from the wartime destruction of their
homeland, these brave pilots, some of whom would never return due to accidents that would take their lives, received valuable training from the military as well as a warm welcome from the citizens of Florida.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 21st October 1998
  • State: Florida
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9780738568904
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction
    PHOTOGRAPHY / History
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author and local historian A.M. de Quesada has gathered images for Baseball in Tampa Bay from a variety of sources, including the National Baseball Library, the Pinellas County Historical Museum, the Dunedin Historical Museum, and ball clubs, including the Dunedin Blue Jays, the Tampa Yankees, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the St. Petersburg Devil Rays, and the Clearwater Phillies. This fascinating pictorial tribute provides detailed information and images of the game's history in the Tampa Bay region and will surely delight those for whom baseball is not just a game, but an important part of our American heritage.