Chris Wroblewski, Garth Barnard

Gebundenes Buch

Sabotage!

An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 Liberator Crash That Killed Polish General Sikorsky

Beschreibung

On the night of 4 July 1943, transport aircraft Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltarâ s North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea with only one survivor, the pilot. The commander-in-chief of the Polish army and prime minister of the Polish government in exile, General Wladyslaw Sikorski, was dead.

Autor

Since his early teens Chris Wroblewski has been fascinated with aircraft and Second World War aviation history. Over a 36-year career as a licensed Canadian aircraft maintenance engineer, he has amassed experience on a range of aircraft and worked for commercial and private aviation companies. From 1992 to 1994 he served as director of maintenance for the Great War Flying Museum in Brampton Ontario. Currently he is studying part-time for a military history degree at University of Calgary and was published in the 2009 winter edition of on spec magazine. Chris lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grub Street Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 160mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 852g
• ISBN-13: 9781911667902
• ISBN-10: 1911667904
• Artikelnr.: 67493414