- 1991 edition. RARE. 251 pages
- Publisher. Author
- Softcover. Photos.
- Condition. Very good
The Journal of oa New Zealand Spitfire Pilot
The author joined the RNZAF. While Germany advanced into Russia his diary reorded his first solo in a Tiger Moth, His graduation on Harvards Dunnville, Canada, followed Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour. In the Atlantic peril struck. Training on Hurricanes completed, the posting as a fighter pilot was to 43 Suadron, the legendary Fighting Cocks at TAngmere in Sussex.
The follows a diary account of the Allied advance from Algiers to Tunis sorties from Malta, and the campaign in Sicily. This is a rare book written in a lively style revealing the conditions of war and a pilot's thoughts.
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