Description: Copper WingsBritish South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing Volume 1by Guy Ellis Series: Africa@WarImprint: Helion and Company 62 Pages, 8.3 x 11.7 in, 90 b/w photos, 2 color photos, 12 color profiles, 2 maps, 1 table Paperback9781804513972July 2023 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, Copper Wings: 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.
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Book Series: Africa@War
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Copper Wings : British South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing Volume 1
Item Length: 11.7in
Item Width: 8.3in
Author: Guy Ellis
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Africa / South / General, Sociology / General, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military / Aviation
Publisher: Helion & Company, The Limited
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: History, Social Science
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
