Dambuster-In-Chief: The Life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane

by Richard Mead

Book Overview

Ralph Cochrane was born in 1895 into a distinguished naval family. After joining the Royal Navy, he volunteered in 1915 to serve with the RNAS in airships and was an early winner of the Air Force Cross. In 1918 he transferred to the fledgling RAF and learned to fly, serving in Iraq as a flight commander under 'Bomber' Harris. His inter-war career saw him as a squadron commander in Aden before he became the first Chief of Air Staff of the Royal New...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526765071
• ISBN13: 9781526765079
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"