6 Juin 1944, Les Ailes Francaises

6 Juin 1944, Les Ailes Francaises Language:French Format:Hardback Dimensions:8.3" x 11.7" Pages:128 Publisher:Heimdal ISBN:9782840485308 Item No. 9782840485308 TEXT IN FRENCHRendezvous with history, treading the land of France again… On 6 June 1944 there were nearly 500 French pilots and ground crew taking part in one way or another in this formidable event, engraved forever in people’s memories: the Normandy landings.Scattered throughout the RAF units of Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Command, or regrouped in units like 326, 340, 341, 342, 345, 346 and 347 Squadrons; be they FAFL or recently arrived from North Africa, the French got ready, trained and fought intensely for more than three months to get to this much awaited moment: 6 June 1944.Having become the Forces Aériennes Françaises, under the impulsion of Generals Bouscat and Valin with the help of the British and the Americans, these Frenchmen were there when t