The Spitfire Smiths: A Unique Story of Brothers in Arms

Langue : anglais

Edité par Grub Street, London, UK, 2008

1906502110 / 9781906502119

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Grub Street, London, UK. 2008. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped (£20); light bumping to head, tail, and tips. Red cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 216 pp 8vo. Rod and his brother Jerry both became Spitfire pilots during World War II, leaving their home in Canada only to find themselves - purely by chance - serving together in the defense of Malta during 1942. Jerry had already gained some fame as the first pilot ever to land a Spitfire on an aircraft carrier (due to a faulty fuel feed after being launched to fly to the beleaguered island). Both showed immediate promise as fighter pilots, but by the end of that year Jerry was dead - last seen chasing a German bomber out to sea - while Rod had become an 'ace' and would receive the D.F.C. (Distinguished Flying Cross). Two years later, serving as a squadron commander in Western Europe, he claimed six Messerschmitts down within a single week, and was involved in the shooting down of the first German jet aircraft to fall to British Commonwealth fighters. He ended the war as one of Canada's highest scoring aces, with more than 13 victories to his credit. Qualifying after the war both as an aeronautical engineer and as a barrister, he brought a keen and analytical intellect to a passionate interest in aviation and aerial combat, writing many letters and articles of great depth and insight. A clean very presentable copy.…

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Titre
The Spitfire Smiths: A Unique Story of Brothers in Arms
Auteur
Squadron Leaser RIA Smith DFC and Bar with Christopher Shores
Éditeur
Grub Street, London, UK
Année de publication
2008
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
Near Fine
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1906502110
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781906502119
Édition
1st Edition
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Aviation/Aircraft, Great Britain/United Kingdom, World War II

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