Arctic Airmen

The RAF in Spitsbergen and North Russia, 1942

Nonfiction, History, British, Military, World War II
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Author: Roy Conyers Nesbit, Ernest Schofield ISBN: 9780750955447
Publisher: The History Press Publication: April 7, 2014
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Roy Conyers Nesbit, Ernest Schofield
ISBN: 9780750955447
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: April 7, 2014
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

In 1942 a Catalina crew of 219 Squadron, based in the Shetlands, was selected to carry out a series of top secret operations, including a flight to the North Pole. They were made at the same time as a Norwegian expedition to Spitzbergen to keep the Germans out of the area. The flights were over 24 hours long and reached the limits of human endurance in the extreme cold. Later, the Squadron provided cover for the Russian convoys. Ernest Schofield was the navigator on the crew and retained the logs. These were extraordinary missions, and on 21 September one ended with a Ju88 attack and tragedy.

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In 1942 a Catalina crew of 219 Squadron, based in the Shetlands, was selected to carry out a series of top secret operations, including a flight to the North Pole. They were made at the same time as a Norwegian expedition to Spitzbergen to keep the Germans out of the area. The flights were over 24 hours long and reached the limits of human endurance in the extreme cold. Later, the Squadron provided cover for the Russian convoys. Ernest Schofield was the navigator on the crew and retained the logs. These were extraordinary missions, and on 21 September one ended with a Ju88 attack and tragedy.

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