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Synopsis
"I am enormously proud of my father, and I hope others who read this book will understand why." Iain Duncan Smith "One of the greatest British fighter pilots of the Second World War." Jeffrey Quill OBE AFC FRAes These are the fighting memoirs of a great Spitfire leader, who flew ahead of his pilots into battle over England, France, Malta, Sicily and Italy, through four years of the Second World War. In this personal and exhilarating account, the reader experiences at first hand the dramatic story of the air war from the cockpit of a now legendary Spitfire.
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Review
'Group Captain Duncan Smith emerges as a complex character whose extraordinary stiff-upper-lipped sang froid was combined with an acute sensitivity to the deaths of his fellow pilots' (The Times)
'Everyone, young or old, who wishes to gain a clearer understanding of British fighter operations and fighter pilots of the Second World War should read it' (Jeffrey Quill)
About the Author
The author, who is now deceased, was born in India, brought up in Scotland and educated at Morrison's Academy in Crieff. He returned to India in 1933 to start a career as a tea-planter. Due to the Depression he returned to England in 1939. After the war his tours of duty included India, Malaya, the USA and West Germany. He retired from the RAF in 1960 to become a senior executive in the aircraft division of a major manufacturer.
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