A Most Secret Squadron

Des Curtis was one of the founding members of 618 Squadron. Formed within days of the illustrious 617 Squadron, 618's primary objective was to mount a daylight low-level attack by Mosquitos on the German battleship Tirpitz within hours of the assault on the Ruhr dams.

The operation, codenamed Operation Servant was given top security classification, to the point where the subject was excluded from the minutes of the meetings of the Chiefs of Staff of the air and naval forces.

The author reveals the dilemmas abd conflicting priorities existing to the highest levels, settng out in detail the technicalities of developing the 'Bouncing Bomb'. He also writes first hand about the tactical problems of getting to and from the target: and the tensions and strains endured by the Mosquito crews themselves, as they took the war to the German U-Boats within the sight and safety of their bases.

a 207 page, Hardback book, written by Des Curtis DFC