Michael Cumming
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The Secret Life Of Canadian Air Force Mechanics in World War Two. This title focuses for the first time on the role and experiences of radar technicia
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ns in the Allied air forces in World War 11, who trained and worked under the strictest secrecy. More than one in three were Canadians. The established British aviation author Michal Cumming draws on personal stories and contemporaty records to show how the many different applications of radar were put to effective use, both for defensive and offensive purposes, in winning the air war. By concentrating on ground based and airborne radar and telling its story through the experiences of Canadians who installed, maintained and operated this innovative equipment in all theatres of war, the book makes an invaluable addition to recorded radar history and testifies to the vital contribution these specialist made to the Allies" victory.
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