They called it Vesuvius It was the mission on which D-day depended and it was given to 633 Squadron, the R.A.F.s crack squadron at a time when every ounce of skill counted. They were top pilots who flew with the recklessness of a passionate hatred for the enemy. But although th
633 Squadron
β Scribed by Frederick E Smith
- Year
- 2018
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- en-US
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- 148 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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