Battle of Britain Broadcaster Charles Gardner, Radio Pioneer &WWII Pilot【電子書籍】[ Robert Gardner ]
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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める!】<p><strong>"The unique story of a radio broadcasting pioneer and war correspondent, told with affection by his son." ー <em>Firetrench</em></strong></p> <p>With the outbreak of World War II, Charles Gardner became one of the first BBC war correspondents and was posted toFrance to cover the RAF's AASF (Advanced Air Strike Force). He made numerous broadcasts interviewing many fighter pilots after engagements with the Germans and recalling stories of raids, bomb attacks and eventually the Blitzkrieg when they all were evacuated from France.</p> <p>In late 1940 he was commissioned in the RAF as a pilot and flew Catalina flying boats of Coastal Command. After support missions over the Atlantic protecting supply convoys from America, his squadron was deployed to Ceylon which was under threat from the Japanese navy. Gardner was later recruited by Lord Mountbatten, to help report the exploits of the British 1...