The Eagle Squadrons: Yanks in the RAF, 1940-1942

by Vern Haughland and Vern Haugland

Book Overview

During the two years before the U.S. entered World War II, some 244 American pilots secretly made their way to England and volunteered to fly for the Royal Air Force. In violation of draft and neutrality laws, and often only one step ahead of the FBI, these brave and adventurous young flyers crossed the Canadian border and then stowed away aboard Britain-bound cargo ships. Many of them became leading aces of the RAF and then the United States Army...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830621466
• ISBN13: 9780830621460
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: T A B Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 6.0" x 0.5"