Spitfire Voices: Life As A Spitfire Pilot

The first-hand combat experiences of Spitfire pilots from throughout the Second World War and in all theatres. The stories of survivors are not simply regurgitated, they are placed into historical context using contemporary documents - often featuring detailed investigative work, as in the reconstruction of Wing Commander Douglas Bader being brought down over France not by one of his own Spitfire pilots. Deeply moving stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Spitfires are included, the author drawing upon their personal letters, diaries, contemporary documents and the memories of families and comrades. The book therefore features a wide-ranging experience, from air combat to ground attack, deck-landings, crashes and bail-outs, victories and defeats. Illustrated with photographs from the albums of the pilots concerned Spitfire Voices represents exactly what is was like flying to war in a Spitfire - in the words of those who lived to tell their tales.