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A carregar... Operation Defiantpor Frederick E. Smith
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Pertence a Série633 Squadron (9)
Following OPERATION CRISIS, the ninth story of the World War II 633 Squadron, in which S.O.E. try to discover where Germany's revolutionary jet, the Messerschmidtt 262, is being built. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — A carregar... GénerosSistema Decimal de Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999AvaliaçãoMédia:
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Two German nationals who had spied for the British are sent to discover the location of the factory where the 262s are being built. They learn that the factory is cleverly camouflaged between a couple of hills. The jets are assembled using parts that are brought in by train at night, and the planes are flown out as they are completed, along what appears on reconnaissance photos to be just a road rather than a runway. The two agents, posing as railway engineers claiming to have been interested only after having seen a plane take off, are captured by the Gestapo, It is only because railway engineers are in such short supply and the local chief engineer wants to protect them, that the Gestapo chief doesn’t have them immediately shot.
The British, anxious to eliminate the factory before the captured agents can be tortured into revealing that they have given away the location of the plant, argue for a low level flight of Mosquitoes (high-speed, twin-engine fighter-bombers) to attack the factory, a risky mission under the best circumstances. The weather won’t permit a raid by B-17s.
This book is a light read, made more appealing by the tension between the British officers, who obviously don’t get along.
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