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Spitfire Squadron

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I read this when I was very young - maybe nine years old. It was the first book of any decent length that I ever read. The graphic stories of aerial combat made a strong impression on my young mind, but to what extent it would affect me today I cannot say as I have lost the book (I'm now 42).

I'd love to read this again, but it appears to be out of print.

If I remember correctly, most of the stories are written by the pilots themselves, between combat missions. Stirring stuff.

Spitfire Squadron, edited by David Guthrie, is a compilation of accounts by the pilots who flew Spifires in WWII's Battle of Britain. These are first-hand accounts written in the heat of the moment by young men who faced the enemy daily over the English countryside. They are identified as pilots from "Buster" squadron who speak for themselves, and who vividly describe thier role in what Winston Churchill called "Britain's Finest Hour." The editor has appended a short synopsis of each man's background and, in many cases, his fate.