Finest of the Few: The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson - Softcover

Bolitho, Hector

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1445607050 ISBN 13: 9781445607054

Publisher: Amberley Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Written by 43 Squadron's intelligence officer, Hector Bolitho, Finest of the Few is full of John's first-hand accounts of his combat missions against German Me 109s, Heinkel 111s and Dorniers. One of Hector's key roles was to collate and verify the 'Combat Reports' filed by pilots which detailed enemy 'kills' and the fate of fellow pilots who had been shot down. He was a good friend of John Simpson and the book was written during 1940 based on conversations between the two men, John's Combat Reports and letters John sent to Hector.

About this title

About the Author:

Hector Bolitho was Intelligence Officer for 43 Squadron, one of the RAF fighter squadrons at the centre of the battle for France and the Battle of Britain. One of his key roles was to collate and verify 'Combat Reports' filed by pilots which detailed enemy 'kills' and what had become of RAF pilots who had been shot down. He was a good friend of John Simpson and the book was written based on John's Combat Reports and letters and Hector's own diary of 1940.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1445607050
• ISBN 13: 9781445607054
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 224