Spitfire Pilot
An Extraordinary True Story of Combat in the Battle of Britain
Published on 15. April 2012
Book
Hardback
182 pages
978-1-4456-0557-9 (ISBN)
Description
The intensely evocative memoir of one of 'the Few', Spitfire pilot Roger Hall. The Battle of Britain memoir of Roger Hall, a Spitfire pilot in 152 Squadron based in the South East of England, the heart of the fighting during the epic battle. Roger recounts in exhaustive detail his own experience of air-to-air combat with Me109s and Me110s (he shot down three enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain), and that of his fellow pilots. Hall had no compunction in revealing his fear of wartime flying. He strips away the veneer of glory, smart uniforms and wild parties and uncovers the ordinary, very human young men who lived a life in which there was no tomorrow. There is no nostalgia here.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
66 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
571 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-0557-9 (9781445605579)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Roger Hall DFC, wrote the original draft of this book soon after the end of the war when events were still fresh in his memory. He was a long-time supporter of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. He died in 2002.