This is a pulsating account of the young RAF fighter boys who flew Spitfires, Hurricanes and Defiants in England against the Luftwaffe and from Malta 1940-45 against the Regia Aeronautica. Their story is told using combat reports and first person accounts from RAF, German and Commonwealth pilots who fought in the skies in France in 1940, in England during the Battle of Britain, and in the great air offensives over Occupied Europe from 1942 onwards. Chapters include the stories of Wing Commander D. R. S. Bader, Wing Commander Adolph Gysbert Sailor Malan, Oberleutnant Ulrich Steinhilper, Flight Lieutenant H. M. Stephen, Squadron Leader Robert Stanford Tuck, Johnny Johnson, Squadron Leader M. N. Crossley, Squadron Leader A. McKellar, Cowboy Blatchford and Squadron Leader D. H. Smith, an Australian veteran of the Battle of Malta and many others whose names have now become legendary.
| ISBN: | 9781399078177 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2025 |
| Author: | Martin W Bowman |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Aviation an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Voices in Flight |
| Genres: |
Second World War |
This is a pulsating account of the young RAF fighter boys who flew Spitfires, Hurricanes and Defiants in England against the Luftwaffe and from Malta 1940-45 against the Regia Aeronautica. Their story is told using combat reports and first person accounts from RAF, German and Commonwealth pilots who fought in the skies in France in 1940, in England during the Battle of Britain, and in the great air offensives over Occupied Europe from 1942 onwards. Chapters include the stories of Wing Commander D. R. S. Bader, Wing Commander Adolph Gysbert Sailor Malan, Oberleutnant Ulrich Steinhilper, Flight Lieutenant H. M. Stephen, Squadron Leader Robert Stanford Tuck, Johnny Johnson, Squadron Leader M. N. Crossley, Squadron Leader A. McKellar, Cowboy Blatchford and Squadron Leader D. H. Smith, an Australian veteran of the Battle of Malta and many others whose names have now become legendary.
RAF Fighter Pilots in WWII features in the following genres: Second World War
RAF Fighter Pilots in WWII is available in Paperback, Ebook
RAF Fighter Pilots in WWII was written by Martin W Bowman and published by Pen & Sword Aviation an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd
RAF Fighter Pilots in WWII has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Voices in Flight series
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