On Dragons' Wings — A History of No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol yn adrodd hanes sgwadron wrth gefn Gymreig, o gyfnod awyrennau'r 1930au hyd at gyrchoedd bomio'r Ail Ryfel Byd ac awyrennau'r Rhyfel Oer, dadfyddino'r sgwadron yn 1957 a'i ail lawnsio yn 2014. Mae'n stori, nid yn unig am gyrchoedd, ond hefyd am ochr ddynol brwydro filoedd o filltiroedd o gartref, gan wynebu perygl gyda hiwmor a dewrder.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

History of a Welsh reserve squadron, from 1930s biplanes through WWII bombing raids and Cold War fighter jets to disbandment in 1957 and relaunch in 2014. The story is not just of operations but also the human side of fighting thousands of miles from home and facing danger with humour and courage.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Originally from the Isle of Man, Martin Wade moved to Wales to study International Politics at Aberystwyth University in 1988. He has over 20 years’ experience as a journalist for newspapers and magazines, and also serves in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, working as a Media Operations officer for No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron in Cardiff. A Flight Lieutenant, he has been deployed in Wales, the wider UK and across the world, including to Korea, Ethiopia, Egypt and the USA, since joining the squadron in 2014. He is also the unit’s historian.