Airborne for the Duration: The Odyssey of the Ruptured Crab - Hardcover

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Shot down by friendly fire, pranged four times and graduating as an R.A.F. "ace", in Airborne for the Duration Eric Barfoot tells his own absorbing and touching story of a pilot in World War Two. Like so many unsung heroes of the war, Eric was thrust into a situation that demanded a maturity and strength beyond his 18 years. How many teenagers of today could cope with four years away from home without leave, risking their life to keep the war effort going? In 1941, Eric was posted to the Middle East, where he flew supply missions and saw action in many different areas. He made numerous friends and had to say goodbye to several of them in tragic circumstances. In Airborne for the Duration, Eric Barfoot recreates life as a young pilot in the 1940's, with all its humour and uncertainty. Tales of smuggling and practical joking are interwoven with quiet heroism and sudden pain and loss. Eric's book is a quiet hymn of praise to the men and women of the Allied Forces in the Second World War.

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