Spitfire Pilot Illustrated Edition

Download Spitfire Pilot Illustrated Edition full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Spitfire Pilot Illustrated Edition ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Spitfire Pilot [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Flt. Lt. D. M. Crook DFC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786257491
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire Pilot [Illustrated Edition] by : Flt. Lt. D. M. Crook DFC

Download or read book Spitfire Pilot [Illustrated Edition] written by Flt. Lt. D. M. Crook DFC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 200 maps, plans, and photos. David Moore Cook, or DMC to his friends and colleagues, was one of the valiant “Few” who flew and fought against the Luftwaffe in the summer and autumn of 1940 during the Battle of Britain. A native of Huddersfield, he joined 609 (West Riding) Squadron before the war, the squadron was posted to RAF Middle Wallop in Hampshire north of the vital ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, and was tasked with protection of the English coast. In this gripping account of the combats that raged in the skies above the British mainland, DMC is very modest of his own achievements, which had led by November 1940 to 6 confirmed victories. In recognition of his sterling record he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and assigned to be a flying instructor in late 1940 to help train the pilots who would fill the depleted ranks of fighter command. Having survived the long odds of the Battle of Britain, Flight Lieutenant Crook did not survive the war, he was listed as missing in action during a routine reconnaissance mission off the coast of Scotland.

Spitfire Pilot

Author : David Crook
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1909808792
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (98 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire Pilot by : David Crook

Download or read book Spitfire Pilot written by David Crook and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A brilliant first-hand account of the life of a fighter pilot” in World War II (The Spectator). Spitfire Pilot was written in 1940 in the heat of battle, when the RAF stood alone against the might of Hitler’s Third Reich. It is a tremendous personal account of one of the fiercest and most idealized air conflicts—the Battle of Britain—seen through the eyes of a pilot of the famous 609 Squadron, which shot down over one hundred planes in that epic contest. Often hopelessly outnumbered, David Crook and his colleagues, in their state-of-the-art Spitfires, committed acts of unimaginable bravery against the Messerschmitts and the Junkers. Many did not make it—and Crook describes the absence they leave in the squadron with great poignancy. Includes an introduction by historian Richard Overy

Spitfire Voices

Author : Dilip Sarkar
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624575
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire Voices by : Dilip Sarkar

Download or read book Spitfire Voices written by Dilip Sarkar and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spitfire fighter pilots tell their extraordinary stories of combat during the Second World War.

Spitfire Pilot

Author : Roger Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445605579
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire Pilot by : Roger Hall

Download or read book Spitfire Pilot written by Roger Hall and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intensely evocative memoir of one of 'the Few', Spitfire pilot Roger Hall. The Battle of Britain memoir of Roger Hall, a Spitfire pilot in 152 Squadron based in the South East of England, the heart of the fighting during the epic battle. Roger recounts in exhaustive detail his own experience of air-to-air combat with Me109s and Me110s (he shot down three enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain), and that of his fellow pilots. Hall had no compunction in revealing his fear of wartime flying. He strips away the veneer of glory, smart uniforms and wild parties and uncovers the ordinary, very human young men who lived a life in which there was no tomorrow. There is no nostalgia here.

TALLY HO! - Yankee in a Spitfire [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Pilot Officer Arthur Donahue
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782893407
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis TALLY HO! - Yankee in a Spitfire [Illustrated Edition] by : Pilot Officer Arthur Donahue

Download or read book TALLY HO! - Yankee in a Spitfire [Illustrated Edition] written by Pilot Officer Arthur Donahue and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 8 Illustrations of the author, his unit and the aircraft they flew. The Immortal speech of Winston Churchill to Parliament in 1940 as the Battle of Britain raged above the skies of England is well-known: "The gratitude of every home in our island, in our Empire and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen, who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the world war by their prowess and devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” However not all of the pilots that flew in the Battle of Britain were actually British; many came from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa or nations overrun by the Nazis; Poles, Czechs. So direly needed was every pilot that a blind eye was turned on the nationality of the applicant for Fighter Command; one such man was Arthur ‘Art’ Donahue, an American hailing from the corn fields of Minnesota. Donahue was a humble and unprepossessing man, but despite his self-effacing nature his bravery in joining “The Few” during their time of greatest need is a testament to his keen sense of justice. Having been a pilot for some years before joining he was almost immediately thrown into the frontline fighting and in short order downed a BF 109, the “ratlike” Messerschmitt that hunted the skies. His luck did not hold for long in the frenzied fighting in the skies as he was shot down and badly burnt facially. Amazingly he decided after a brief recuperation to get “back in the saddle” and was flying again with 64 Squadron in the melee in the air. His recounts his experiences with wit, humility and frank honesty; a valuable historical memoir of one of the famous airmen that saved Britain, it is all the more poignant as two years later he was shot down over the English Channel and his body was never recovered. An exciting, vivid memoir of the greatest air conflict of history.

Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific

Author : Andrew Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472801733
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific by : Andrew Thomas

Download or read book Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific written by Andrew Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrival of the Spitfire in Burma came at a crucial time as the RAF struggled against the Japanese to support the Chindit operation on the ground. Proving a huge boost to morale, the Spitfire played a large part in defeating the enemy, and covering the subsequent Allied advance through Burma, protecting the ground troops and providing vital supplies. Covering this little documented aerial war, this book tells the stories of the 54 aces who flew against the Japanese, and also those who fought in India and Australia. Full-colour artwork reveals the markings and paint schemes of this most-famous of British planes, whilst first-hand accounts and archive photographs bring the aerial battles of Burma, India and Australia to life.

Hurricane and Spitfire Pilots at War

Author : Terence Kelly
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781844150649
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hurricane and Spitfire Pilots at War by : Terence Kelly

Download or read book Hurricane and Spitfire Pilots at War written by Terence Kelly and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the operation the the aircraft that flew in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East throughout World War II. It includes many first-hand accounts from the pilots themselves who relive exciting memories of flying the aircraft in combat.

Tally-Ho!

Author : Arthur Gerald Donahue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781973423126
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (231 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tally-Ho! by : Arthur Gerald Donahue

Download or read book Tally-Ho! written by Arthur Gerald Donahue and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive autobiography concerns Pilot Officer Donahue's experiences in the Battle of Britain, where he was one of 11 Americans to earn the Battle of Britain clasp for participation in that fight. He was also the only American to ever become the squadron leader of an all British unit. His story is not only thrilling, but impressive in its honest portrayal of the challenges faced by Britain during the time.

Spitfire

Author : Robert Bracken
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781550461480
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire by : Robert Bracken

Download or read book Spitfire written by Robert Bracken and published by Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the stories told by the Canadians who flew or serviced the most famous fighter aircraft of World War II -- the Spitfire. Forty stunning color profiles of the most famous of the Canadian Spitfires by well-known aviation artist Ron Lowry complete the best Canadian aviation book published in years.

Malta Spitfire. The Story of a Fighter Pilot ... Illustrated

Author : George Frederick BEURLING (and ROBERTS (Leslie))
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (557 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Malta Spitfire. The Story of a Fighter Pilot ... Illustrated by : George Frederick BEURLING (and ROBERTS (Leslie))

Download or read book Malta Spitfire. The Story of a Fighter Pilot ... Illustrated written by George Frederick BEURLING (and ROBERTS (Leslie)) and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spitfire People

Author : Paul Beaver
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781910505052
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire People by : Paul Beaver

Download or read book Spitfire People written by Paul Beaver and published by Evro Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a fresh angle on the Spitfire by examining the contribution to its development and achievements by over 65 people - some famous, others not - ranging from politicians to pilots. Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this book presents a fresh angle on the Spitfire by examining the contribution to its development and achievements by over 65 people, some famous, others not. Without the courage and tenacity of some leading political and military figures and the hard work of lesser-known mortals, there would have been no Spitfire, no Battle of Britain and no ultimate victory in 1945. Many people in positions of power played their part in the ultimate success of the Spitfire, but a few staked their reputations on a radical design that brought together the best in British design, technology and ingenuity. This book tells many significant individual stories. - Political people: Sir Winston Churchill (voice in the wilderness and wartime leader), Air Marshal Sir Wilfred Freeman (senior champion of the Spitfire in the Air Ministry), Lord Beaverbrook (Minister for Aircraft Production). - Design and development people: Reginald Mitchell (chief designer 1934–36), Joe Smith (chief designer 1936–47), Jeffrey Quill (test pilot), Ernest Hives (Rolls-Royce experimental head and key player in the design of the Merlin engine), Sir Stanley Hooker (mathematician and Merlin engine developer), the ladies of Vickers Supermarine at Trowbridge (factory workers). - Operational people: James ‘Johnny' Johnson (highest-scoring Spitfire ace), Henry Cozens (first squadron commander), Geoffrey Wellum (youngest Battle of Britain pilot), Douglas Bader (Spitfire wing leader and inspirational disabled pilot). - Experimental people: Tony Martindale (RAE Farnborough test pilot), Eric ‘Winkle' Brown (chief naval test pilot and the first man to land a Seafire on an aircraft carrier). - Heritage people: Ray Hanna (Old Flying Machine company), Carolyn Grace (the only female owner/pilot in the world), Phill O'Dell (chief test pilot at Rolls-Royce and Spitfire display pilot). - Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

Lightnings to Spitfires

Author : Clive Rowley
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 139901563X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Lightnings to Spitfires by : Clive Rowley

Download or read book Lightnings to Spitfires written by Clive Rowley and published by Air World. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former fighter pilot chronicles his career flying for the Royal Air Force for over four decades in this action-packed memoir. For forty-four years, Clive Rowley flew with the Royal Air Force, and for thirty-one of those years he specialized as an air defense fighter pilot. Such was his love of fast fighter aircraft that, in order to stay flying, he transferred to Specialist Aircrew terms of service, relinquishing any chance of further promotion above his rank of squadron leader. During those years Clive flew Lightnings, Hawks, and Tornado F.3s but, perhaps more intriguingly, for eleven years he flew Hurricanes and Spitfires with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), the RAF’s, if not the world’s most famous “warbird” display team, which he ultimately led and commanded. Many readers will have watched him, perhaps unknowingly, as he flew these iconic aircraft, often alongside the Lancaster, at air shows and large-scale commemorations around the UK and Europe. During the Cold War, Clive flew the BAC Lightning from Gütersloh in Germany and in the UK, becoming an expert in the art of air combat in the process. Then for sixteen years he flew the Tornado F.3 as the RAF moved into expeditionary operations. Packed with humorous and often hair-raising anecdotes, but also revealing the shock and sorrow he felt at the deaths of friends and colleagues, this book is a highly detailed account of life as a fighter pilot in the RAF in the last three decades of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. Clive is open about the fears he sometimes felt in this dangerous world and how he allayed them to continue flying for more than four decades. This book is illustrated with wonderful photographs from his time on the front line as well as with the BBMF, many of which have never been published before. If you have ever wondered what it is like to fly supersonic jet fighters, like the Lightning and the Tornado F.3, or iconic “warbirds,” such as the Hurricane and Spitfire, Clive Rowley brings you into those cockpits and shares his experiences.

Cockpit

Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781550464887
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Cockpit by : Donald Nijboer

Download or read book Cockpit written by Donald Nijboer and published by . This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cockpits of World War II aircraft and the men who flew them.

WWII Spitfire Pilot at the Battle of Britain

Author : F. J. Beerling
Publisher : Fairyfaye Publications Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780993384240
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (842 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis WWII Spitfire Pilot at the Battle of Britain by : F. J. Beerling

Download or read book WWII Spitfire Pilot at the Battle of Britain written by F. J. Beerling and published by Fairyfaye Publications Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WWII Spitfire Pilot beautifully illustrates what life would be like for a fighter pilot during WWII. Flying Spitifres and Hurricanes, their uniform, their mission, the facts about war and even how the queen got involved. Engaging, educating and entertaining throughout, a delightful introduction to history, the book is a gentle approach to introducing the young read to history/facts through a rhyming picture book.

High Flight

Author : Roger Cole
Publisher : Fighting High Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0993415245
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (934 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis High Flight by : Roger Cole

Download or read book High Flight written by Roger Cole and published by Fighting High Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Second World War Spitfire pilot John Gillespie Magee penned his poem ‘High Flight’, little did he know that his words would inspire legions of aspiring aviators who had a similar wish to fly their ‘eager craft through footless halls of air’. Founded on years of detailed research, Roger Cole’s book High Flight tells John Magee’s extraordinary story, describing hitherto-unknown details of his short life, and providing insight into the inspiration for the poems that have found a unique place in history. Born of an English mother and American father in Nanking in China, Magee grew up and was educated in different parts of the world, proving to be a highly accomplished student. Through his experiences, he developed principles that made him determined to defend the rights of those he loved and respected. Exhilarated by flight and finding unique language in poetry, John was able to use words to express the emotions and sentiments of all who fly in a manner that is acknowledged and applauded throughout the world. The outbreak of war in Europe violated his beliefs, and, determined to fight for freedom, John left America and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, qualifying as a pilot and traveling to England to fight Nazism. Tragically, John would lose his life, aged 19 years, in an accident, so never know how his words would serve posterity. Roger Cole’s High Flight traces the path of John Magee’s achievement, revealing an incredible story of human endeavor, vision, determination and self-sacrifice.

Spitfire Ace

Author : Martin Davidson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781509812073
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (12 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Spitfire Ace by : Martin Davidson

Download or read book Spitfire Ace written by Martin Davidson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Britain, 1940, was one of the most famous air battles in the history of warfare and it is a story of ruthless organisation, brilliant control and command. But at its heart is one particular figure, a legend ever since - the RAF fighter pilot. And one particular plane - a piece of machinery that has almost mythic historical glamour - the Supermarine Spitfire. Spitfire Ace reintroduces the few that flew in the Battle of Britain and includes interviews with many of the surviving veteran Spitfire pilots. Combined with a historical narrative of the events surrounding the Battle of Britain, you will learn for the first time what it was really like to fly a Spitfire and to experience combat flying at its most visceral. Fully illustrated with 16 pages of photographs and contemporary archive material, Spitfire Ace provides a vivid portrait of the fighter boys and their finest hour, their planes (including Spitfires, Hurricanes and Messerchmitts) and Fighter Command - RAF versus the Luftwaffe.

The 'real' Spitfire Pilot

Author : D. M. Crook
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 9781399003360
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The 'real' Spitfire Pilot by : D. M. Crook

Download or read book The 'real' Spitfire Pilot written by D. M. Crook and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flight Lieutenant David Moore Crook DFC's original Spitfire Pilot ranks among the finest first-hand accounts published during the Second World War, particularly for a Battle of Britain airman. It rightly remains a sought-after classic. A Spitfire pilot during the epic aerial battles of the summer of 1940, 'DMC' became a decorated ace. However, he did not survive the war: his Spitfire inexplicably crashed into the sea off the Scottish coast on 18 December 1944. A married man and father, he remains missing. First published under wartime conditions in 1942, Spitfire Pilot was not heavily censored - unlike Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC's similar first-hand account Spitfire! The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot, published the same year. DMC's book was based on his entries in two Stationary Office lined notebooks, hastily scribbled between sorties, and using his pilot's flying log book for reference. In 1990, the renowned Battle of Britain historian Dilip Sarkar traced DMC's widow, Dorothy, who enthusiastically supported the idea of re-publishing Spitfire Pilot. She duly uncovered bound copies of DMC's original manuscript, which she passed to Dilip. The Real Spitfire Pilot is, therefore, DMC's original, completely uncensored and unedited words, shared here for the first time. It provides a totally authentic window on the past, providing a unique glimpse at the lives - and deaths - of real Spitfire pilots in our Finest Hour. With an introduction and conclusion by Dilip Sarkar, and illustrated with previously unseen photographs, this is destined to become another classic.