Author: Allen, Wing Commander Dizzy, DFC,
Title: FIGHTER SQUADRON - A Memoir 1940-1942.
Description: Granada, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 206pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [i] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Brian Knight, first published by William Kimber in 1979, the authors account of his time in the Royal Air Force from joining in 1938, his flying training before posting in April 1940 to 66 Squadron at Duxford flying Spitfires, under his first Squadron Leader Rupert Light who was later replaced by Athol Forbes. He became flight commander by October 1940 and squadron commander by the early summer of 1941, he describes the chaos of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain (including extracts from his flying log September 1940 to February 1941) and, when stationed at Perranport in command, aN unauthorised squadron strength strafing attack on the enemy held bomber airfield at Lannion on the Brest peninsular, This account is confusing as it differs in material respects from the author's first account of this period of his service in RAF in the 'Battle for Britain', published in 1973 by Arthur Barker, slight slant to spine, wrappers rubbed and creased at extrems., corners creased, spine sunned, edges tanned, ink stamp stamp half title, reading copy,

Keywords: war ww2 raf 66 squadron spitfire dunkirk bob duxford martlesham heath horsham st faith coltishall kenley gravesend west malling biggin hill exeter tangmere perranporth lannion laddie lucas vf44


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