The Silver Spitfire: The Astonishing Life of a WWII Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
Autor Wg Cdr Tom Neilen Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 mai 2026
A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots.
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'An amazing story' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An exceptionally good book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Engagingly-written and fascinating' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Following the D-Day landings, Battle of Britain hero Tom Neil was assigned as RAF liaison to an American fighter squadron. As the Allies pushed east, Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. Erasing any evidence of its provenance and stripping it down to bare metal, it became the RAF's only silver Spitfire.
Alongside his US comrades, he took the silver Spitfire into battle until, with the war's end, he was forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with too many questions about the mysterious rogue fighter, he contemplated increasingly desperate measures to offload it, including bailing out mid-Channel. He eventually left the Spitfire at Worthy Down, never to be seen again.
The Silver Spitfire is the first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399643450
ISBN-10: 1399643452
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1399643452
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
Colecția W&N
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
An icon of battle as well as one of the most successful pilots, Neil is uniquely qualified to tell a story that is both the ultimate military epic and also distinctly personal.
Tom Neil is one of the last of the Few
The first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.
Amusing and enjoyable.
One of the great heroes of the Battle of Britain
Tom Neil is one of the last of the Few
The first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.
Amusing and enjoyable.
One of the great heroes of the Battle of Britain