Project 19 - A Mission Most SecretBy John W. Swancara | |
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| Publisher's Name: | Honoribus Press P.O. Box 4872 Spartanburg, SC 29305 |
| Year Published: | 3/2/1997 |
| ISBN Number: | 1-885354-07-X |
| Photographs: | Black & White |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
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| Description: | Secret project started in Fall of 1941 to aid the RAF in North Africa Authorized by Roosevelt, more then 2,000 civilians were hired, and the project was ready to head out ...When Dec.7th changed everything. Large Convoys delivered tool's, parts, and people to Gura,Eritrea, Ethiopia. Depot recovered crashed P-40's and rebuilt them to new for the RAF. Extensive use of C-47 described in pictures and personal interviews. C-47's had maint. shops built in, also carried P-40's (P-40 wings under fuselage) back to project 19. Numerous photos, Nose Art, personal interviews of Sgt. pilots. |
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