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Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot´s Experiences During the Battle of Britain and the Siege of Malta
Tom Neil
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Description for Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot´s Experiences During the Battle of Britain and the Siege of Malta
Paperback. Finally the full-length memoir of Battle of Britain and Siege of Malta hero Tom Neil, one of the last fighter pilots alive today, who shot down fourteen enemy aircraft. Num Pages: 640 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 50. Weight in Grams: 850.
This is a fighter pilot's memoir of four tumultuous years, 1938-1942, when he was first trained, then fought and survived in not one but two of the biggest aerial campaigns of the war, the Battle of Britain and the equally epic, but lesser known, Siege of Malta. When the Germans were blitzing their way across France in spring 1940, Pilot Officer Tom Neil had just received his first posting - to 249 Squadron. Nineteen years old and fresh from training, he was soon to be pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting on which the very survival ... Read more
This is a fighter pilot's memoir of four tumultuous years, 1938-1942, when he was first trained, then fought and survived in not one but two of the biggest aerial campaigns of the war, the Battle of Britain and the equally epic, but lesser known, Siege of Malta. When the Germans were blitzing their way across France in spring 1940, Pilot Officer Tom Neil had just received his first posting - to 249 Squadron. Nineteen years old and fresh from training, he was soon to be pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting on which the very survival ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445660332
SKU
V9781445660332
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Tom Neil
Tom Neil joined 249 Squadron flying Hurricanes just before the start of the Battle of Britain. His first victory was an Me 109, followed in quick succession by twelve others. Tom was awarded a Bar to his DFC in November 1940. After the Battle of Britain, he was soon in action again in the skies over Malta where he gained ... Read more
Reviews for Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot´s Experiences During the Battle of Britain and the Siege of Malta
This is a vivid and superbly written account by one of the great heroes of the Battle of Britain
James Holland
Bestselling author of The Battle of Britain
`It is not hard to see why Tom Neil became one of the poster boys for that gallant band who saw Britain through her darkest hour'
Robert Hardman, ... Read more
James Holland
Bestselling author of The Battle of Britain
`It is not hard to see why Tom Neil became one of the poster boys for that gallant band who saw Britain through her darkest hour'
Robert Hardman, ... Read more