It is not often that a man becomes a legend in his lifetime, particulalry when his lifespan is less than 30 years. Such a man was Percy Charles Pickard.
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Pilots and pilotage, Aerial operations, British, Biography, World War, 1939-1945, British Aerial operations, Military Air pilots, Great Britain. Special Operations Executive, Great Britain, Underground movements, Great Britain. Royal Air Force. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Great Britain. Royal Air Force. 311 (Czechoslovak Squadron)People
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Wings of Night: The Secret Missions of Group Captain Pickard, Dso & 2 Bars, Dfc
January 1993, Hyperion Books
Hardcover
in English
- New Ed edition
0947554343 9780947554347
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Wings of night: the secret missions of Group Captain Charles Pickard, DSO and two bars, DFC
1977, W. Kimber, Kimber
in English
0718304152 9780718304157
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"It is not often that a man becomes a legend in his lifetime, particulalry when his lifespan is less than 30 years. Such a man was Percy Charles Pickard."
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Page 11
I.
Wave to me on take-off
Page 17
II.
You're on your own
Page 26
III.
Ming
Page 35
IV.
Target for Tonight
Page 43
V.
Bruneval
Page 57
VI.
Tempsford
Page 73
VII.
L'Affaire Déricourt
Page 116
VIII.
The Mosquito and the Wheelbarrow
Page 129
IX.
Pickard of Picardy
Page 142
Epilogue
Page 190
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