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Geoffrey Morley-Mower (1918–2005)

Auteur van Messerschmitt Roulette: The Western Desert 1941-42

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Geoffrey Morley-Mower is an associate professor in the English department of James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. He was born in London, England, on 5 May 1918 and served for thirty-one years as an officer pilot in the RAF, retiring as a wing commander in 1968. His decorations toon meer include the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross. After the war the author stayed on in the RAF serving in Gibraltar, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and for three years (1965-1968) in the Pentagon. Retiring from the RAF after the Pentagon tour of duty, he settled in Harrisonburg with his wife, Mary, and became a US citizen Ray Duke graduated from Sacramento State University in 1995 with a degree in history, and specialises in researching WWII subjects toon minder

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Geboortedatum
1918
Overlijdensdatum
2005
Geboorteplaats
London, England, UK
Organisaties
Royal Air Force
James Madison University
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Force Cross
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Geoffrey Morley-Mower, 1918-2005, was born in London, England. He served 31 years with the Royal Air Force and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Force Cross. His assignments included India, the Middle East, Gibraltar and Cyprus flying Hawker Hurricanes, American Mustangs, and subsonic jet aircraft.

Morley-Mower was a professor of English at James Madison University from 1968 until his death in 2005.

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Messerschmitt Roulette: The Western Desert 1941-42… door Geoffrey Morley-Mower
view of the war in the Western Desert across the borders of Egypt and Libya during 1941-1942 at a time when the British Empire stood alone against the Axis. It is the history of 451 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, as seen through the eyes of an RAF pilot. Equipped with ageing Hurricane Mk. 1 aircraft, 451 Squadron was assigned to perform armed reconnaissance and photo missions, frequently at low altitude. They were constantly at a disadvantage to faster, higher flying Germans and Italian fighters, and many Hurricanes and pilots were lost during these dangerous sorties. The author, an English officer, had to battle not only enemy flak and fighters but the early scorn of his Australian comrades. The junior pilots of the squadron, mostly Aussies, were di...
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