First Light

Type

Book

Authors

Geoffrey Wellum

ISBN 10

0141008148

ISBN 13

9780141008141

Tags

Irish, Great Britain, World War II, Aviation, Engineering

Description

Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF . . . Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s. Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return. - from Amzon

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