
424 SQUADRON HISTORY
Total In Stock: 1
The Hangar Bookshelf, Belleville, Ontario, 1985, 1st Ed. ISBN 0-920497-02-0. Hard cover, 137 pages including Appendices and Acknowledgements. Very good plus; blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering on front board, gilt lettering on spine. Very light corner and spine wear; binding sound with a very slight lean. Dust jacket with price intact shows light edge and cover wear; a few light rubs and creases; toning to inside jacket. Book interior clean and unmarked; decorative photo end papers; illustrated throughout with black & white photos; pages 65-72 ‘City of Hamilton Squadron In Colour’. Text in English. Part of the RCAF Squadron Histories series; jacket wrap-around cover art by Steve Snider. ‘It chronicles the events of our proud history, from the formation of 19 (Bomber) Squadron in Hamilton, Ontario on the 15th of May, 1935, through a renumbering to 119 (B) Squadron, the 424 Squadron war years, disbandment and subsequent reformation in Hamilton in 1946, and finally to Trenton in 1968 where we continue to serve proudly in a Transport and Rescue role. More importantly, it is the story of people, aircraft, and accomplishments that not only gave birth to, but continue to nurture, our proud heritage and traditions.’ (from Foreword)