The Royal Air Force fighter pilot remains one of the most enduring images of the Second World War. Chaz Bowyer has been among the most respected chroniclers of the RAF effort for over 30 years. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the author has selected 20 RAF fighter pilots of the 1939-45 period, not only to give overdue recognition to their prowess and courage, but also to demonstrate the wide diversity of personality and experience of those men whose war was fought from the cockpit of an RAF fighter. A few became famous, but the majority fought on in obscurity as the backbone of Britain's day-to-day fighter effort.
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To the layman the generic label 'fighter pilot' conjures up many characteristics - dashing, extrovert, steely-eyed, rock-jawed, even romantic killer; all facets engendered by an Everest of pulp and journalistic fiction, sensation-seeking yellow press, and/or sheer propaganda. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
next posted, offensive sorties, shipping convoys, operational sorties, combat victories, offensive sweeps, fighter crews, dual instruction, fighter operations, operational flying, combat victory, line astern, squadron pilots, enemy aircraft Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fighter Command, Flight Lieutenant, Wing Commander, Battle of Britain, Flying Officer, Pilot Officer, Colin Gray, New Zealand, Biggin Hill, Group Captain, Frank Carey, Karel Kuttelwascher, Max Aitken, Bomber Command, Cap Gris Nez, Geoffrey Page, World War Two, Aircraft Apprentice, Don Kingaby, London Gazette, North Sea, North Weald, Brian Kingcome, Douglas Bader, Hugh Dowding New!
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To the layman the generic label 'fighter pilot' conjures up many characteristics - dashing, extrovert, steely-eyed, rock-jawed, even romantic killer; all facets engendered by an Everest of pulp and journalistic fiction, sensation-seeking yellow press, and/or sheer propaganda. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
next posted, offensive sorties, shipping convoys, operational sorties, combat victories, offensive sweeps, fighter crews, dual instruction, fighter operations, operational flying, combat victory, line astern, squadron pilots, enemy aircraft Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fighter Command, Flight Lieutenant, Wing Commander, Battle of Britain, Flying Officer, Pilot Officer, Colin Gray, New Zealand, Biggin Hill, Group Captain, Frank Carey, Karel Kuttelwascher, Max Aitken, Bomber Command, Cap Gris Nez, Geoffrey Page, World War Two, Aircraft Apprentice, Don Kingaby, London Gazette, North Sea, North Weald, Brian Kingcome, Douglas Bader, Hugh Dowding New!
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- Mick Mannock, Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and Politics (Studies in Military & Strategic History) by Adrian Smith on 5 pages
- Dangerous Sky: A Resource Guide to the Battle of Britain (Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders) by Eunice Wilson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Air Aces: The Lives and Times of Twelve Canadian Fighter Pilots by Dan McCaffery in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe by Donald L. Caldwell on page 390
- Hell Island: Canadian Pilots and the 1942 Air Battle for Malta by Dan McCaffery in Back Matter
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