Copper Wings: British South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing Volume 1
Product code 9781804513972
Series Africa @ War 65
Publisher/Brand Helion & Company
Author Guy Ellis
No. Pages 62
Version Soft cover
Language English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory World Wars Books » War in Africa
Availability In stock
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Lacking funding to purchase and operate own aircraft, the Rhodesian police established the British South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing (PRAW). Equipped with private aircraft, mostly flown by owner pilots, this extended policing across a country that had few roads, reaching remote villages and farms, separated by long distances. Established in 1967, the PRAW assisted in the capture of criminals, transported police officers, and flew in support of police operations. During the 1960s, it was expanded into three flights with more than 20 aircraft: all of these saw gradually intensifying operations as the war in Rhodesia escalated.
Based on extensive use of official documentation and participant recollections alike, and richly illustrated, the British South Africa Police Reserve Force Air Wing Volume 1 is the first operational history of the service from its establishment in 1967, until 1974.
Images : 90 b/w photos, 2 colour photos, 12 colour profiles, 2 maps, 1 table
