Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot

Southern England. Late summer 1940. The UK is fighting for its very survival and the Luftwaffe's aerial offensive is unrelenting. All that lies between invasion and salvation for Britain is the "thin blue line" of RAF Fighter Command and its pilots. This newly illustrated anniversary edition of Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot reveals what it was like to fly a fighter plane in the Battle of Britain. Who were the Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of 1940? How did they spend a typical day? And when pitched together in combat at 30,000 feet, which was the better machine--Spitfire or Me109? Read Life as a Battle of Britain Pilot and then ask yourself: would I have been up to the job?

Author: Jonathan Falconer
Publisher: History Press
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.50h x 4.80w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780752457888
ISBN10: 0752457888
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Aviation | History
- History | Military | Aviation & Space
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General

About the Author
Jonathan Falconer has written widely on RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. His published works include Stirling at War, RAF Bomber Airfields of World War Two, The Dambusters Story, and Bomber Command Handbook 1939-1945.