{"product_id":"copper-wings-british-south-guy-ellis-9781804513972","title":"Copper Wings: British South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing Volume 1","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive use of official documentation and participant recollections alike, and richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eCopper Wings: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBritish South Africa Police Reserve Force Air Wing Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e is the first operational history of the service from its establishment in 1967, until 1974.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804513970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804513972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.57h x 8.03w x 0.24d","brand":"Guy Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149336604927,"sku":"9781804513972","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2557112c-86c7-4868-849f-149f4311ec66.jpg?v=1688456131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/copper-wings-british-south-guy-ellis-9781804513972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}