{"product_id":"copper-wings-guy-ellis-9781804513620","title":"Copper Wings: British South Africa Police Reserve Air Wing Volume 2","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1974, the PRAW included five flights, by 1979, nine, with two of its pilots being awarded the M.B.E. for outstanding services. As the conflict in Rhodesia escalated, it began actively cooperating with the Rhodesian armed forces: its miscellany of Beechs, Cessnas, Pipers, and Taylorcraft - all apparently 'sports and utility' aircraft - were armed: sometimes with light machine guns installed in underwing pods, but often with heavy machine guns that fired through the side doors, de-facto converting them into mini-gunships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive use of official documentation, participant recollections, and richly illustrated, the \u003ci\u003eBritish South Africa Police Reserve Force Air Wing Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e continues an account of this service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804513628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804513620\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 08\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.76h x 8.11w x 0.16d","brand":"Guy Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190673928447,"sku":"9781804513620","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_964b77a8-756d-463b-a9b7-1f15f2a4da08.jpg?v=1690871776","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/copper-wings-guy-ellis-9781804513620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}