Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 255-256W. Blackwood, 1944 - England |
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Page 181
... island . The island is flat , except for a small range of hills in the north rising to six hundred feet . South of it is a deep - water channel flanked by a number of small islands , two of which are important , Belakan Mati and Pulau ...
... island . The island is flat , except for a small range of hills in the north rising to six hundred feet . South of it is a deep - water channel flanked by a number of small islands , two of which are important , Belakan Mati and Pulau ...
Page 238
... island of Pantellaria came into sight . We had been told to give this a wide berth , as they had fighters there . Our job was to reinforce Malta and to try to avoid fighting on the way . So we flew around the island at some thirty miles ...
... island of Pantellaria came into sight . We had been told to give this a wide berth , as they had fighters there . Our job was to reinforce Malta and to try to avoid fighting on the way . So we flew around the island at some thirty miles ...
Page 377
... island all day ; in fact , no enemy aircraft even came over the island . The island's aircraft destroyed at least fourteen Axis aircraft . Very few of our aircraft were lost - of the fighters only one Spitfire pilot . The Italian fleet ...
... island all day ; in fact , no enemy aircraft even came over the island . The island's aircraft destroyed at least fourteen Axis aircraft . Very few of our aircraft were lost - of the fighters only one Spitfire pilot . The Italian fleet ...
Contents
MWAS OF THE WATERWAYS BY JOHN WELMAN | 79 |
Contents for March 1944 | 156 |
A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE KHYBER PASS BY MAUD DIVER | 157 |
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