Verwandte Artikel zu Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot's...

Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot's Experiences During the Battle of Britain & the Siege of Malta - Softcover

Neil, Tom

 
9781398129054: Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot's Experiences During the Battle of Britain & the Siege of Malta
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1398129054 ISBN 13: 9781398129054
Verlag: Amberley Publishing, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

This is a fighter pilot’s memoir of four tumultuous years, 1938–1942, when he was first trained, then fought and survived in not one but two of the biggest aerial campaigns of the war, the Battle of Britain and the equally epic, but lesser known, Siege of Malta. When the Germans were blitzing their way across France in spring 1940, Pilot Officer Tom Neil had just received his first posting – to 249 Squadron. Nineteen years old and fresh from training, he was soon to be pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting on which the very survival of Britain would come to depend. By the end of the year he had shot down thirteen enemy aircraft, seen many of his friends killed, injured or burned, and was himself a wary and accomplished fighter pilot. Out of the frying pan and into the fire, Tom was then shipped off to the beleaguered island of Malta to face a second Luftwaffe onslaught. Again, heavily engaged, he shot down another enemy fighter and survived a number of engine failures and other emergencies. 

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

James Hollandis a historian, writer and broadcaster responsible for a number of best-selling histories of The Battle of Britain and Dam Busters. He has worked with the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, History and Discovery. He is also the co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival. 

Tom Neil joined 249 Squadron flying Hurricanes just before the start of the Battle of Britain. His first victory was an Me 109, followed in quick succession by twelve others. Tom was awarded a Bar to his DFC in November 1940. After the Battle of Britain, he was soon in action again in the skies over Malta where he gained another victory. His other books include The Silver Spitfire and Gun Button To Fire. He is the Chairman of the Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Association. Now ninety-five, has three sons, two of whom carry on the tradition of flying. His late wife of over seventy years, Eileen, herself an RAF Flight Officer during the war. 

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
Amberley Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1398129054
ISBN 13 
9781398129054
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
640
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218
gpsr.requests@easproject.com

Mustamäe tee 50, 10621, Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn
10621
Estland