PAGE, GEOFFREY - Tale of a Guinea Pig: Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot

Canterbury, Wingham Press Ltd, 1991. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1873454031 Hardback Hardcover First Edition Tale of a Guinea Pig: Exploits of a World War II Fighter Pilot b/w photos, b&w illustrations. On 12 August 1940, during the Battle of Britain, in an engagement with Dornier Do 17s, Geoffrey Page was shot down into the English Channel, suffering severe burns. He spent much of the next two years in hospitals, undergoing plastic surgery, but recovered sufficiently to pursue an extremely distinguished war and post-war career. This eloquently written and critically acclaimed autobiography tells of his wartime.exploits.