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The Silver Spitfire: The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
Wg Cdr Tom Neil
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Description for The Silver Spitfire: The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
Paperback. A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots.
Following the D-Day landings, Battle of Britain hero Tom Neil was assigned as an RAF liaison to an American fighter squadron. As the Allies pushed east, Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. Erasing any evidence of its provenance and stripping it down to bare metal, it became the RAF's only silver Spitfire.
Alongside his US comrades, he took the silver Spitfire into battle until, with the war's end, he was forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780221212
SKU
V9781780221212
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Ref
99-50
About Wg Cdr Tom Neil
Tom Neil is one of 'the Few' surviving Battle of Britain fighter aces. He lives with his wife - who he met during the war - near Diss in Suffolk.
Reviews for The Silver Spitfire: The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
An icon of battle as well as one of the most successful pilots, Neil is uniquely qualified to tell a story that is both the ultimate military epic and also distinctly personal.
MILITARY TIMES
Tom Neil is one of the last of the Few
BEST OF BRITISH, DAILY EXPRESS
The first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic ... Read more
MILITARY TIMES
Tom Neil is one of the last of the Few
BEST OF BRITISH, DAILY EXPRESS
The first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic ... Read more