Gray Colin Group Captain Dso (2 results)
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- First Edition
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New ZealandPhoenix Books NZ
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Spitfire Patrol By Group Captain COLIN GRAY. DSO, DCF, RAF. Publisher: Hutchinson, 1990. VERY SCARCE First edition hardback with jacket. Excellent near new condition, slight rubbing and bumping to edges, no inscriptions. Jacket has minor marks, and f…ading to titles on spine. 166 pages with photos. The gripping autobiography of a New Zealand pilot's experiences in aerial fighting during the Second World War. He was placed among the top ten scoring fighter pilots in the Commonwealth and was the top New Zealander. All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.
More imagesPublished by Hutchinson, London 1990
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomAntiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB
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First edition. 166pp. With three signed photographs and three further signatures card mounted to FFEP & half-title, twenty four photographic leaves & two maps bound in. Original publisher's blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, with the original colour illustrated dustwrapper. Minor bumping to spine ends. Loosely inserted is a ms… 'wanted' list of pilots that appear in the account but whose signatures have not yet been collected. Group Captain Colin F. Gray, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (1914 â" 1995) was an RAF officer and the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War, with at least 27 aerial victories. This is his first-person account of joining the RAF (on his third attempt), and his subsequent experiences which included patrolling Dunkirk, The Battles of both France and Britain, and the Circus offensive. His twin brother, a bomber pilot also for the RAF, was killed on his way to visit Colin, when his aircraft flew into a hill. Size: Lrg 8v0.
