Flying, Fighting and Reflection: The Life of Battle of Britain Fighter Ace, Wing Commander tom Neil Dfc* afc ae [Audiobook] download free by Jacobs Peter
- Listen audiobook: Flying, Fighting and Reflection: The Life of Battle of Britain Fighter Ace, Wing Commander tom Neil Dfc* afc ae
- Author: Jacobs Peter
- Release date: 2018/11/2
- Publisher: GREENHILL BOOKS
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9781784383909
- Rating: 7.95 of 10
- Votes: 633
- Review by: Roland Pak
- Review rating: 8.73 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/10/29
- Duration: 4H4M45S in 256 kbps (64 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-09
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MP4, WAV, Shorten, MP3, FLAC, ATRAC, MPEG4, WMA (compression TAR.BZ, ARC, TAR.XZ, 7-ZIP, RAR, ZIP, RZ)
- Total pages original book: 320
- Includes a PDF summary of 30 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 22M47S (6 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: This is the thrilling account of the last remaining Battle of Britain ace fighter pilot, Tom 'Ginger' Neil. Neil was one of an elite band, nicknamed 'The Few' by Winston Churchill, he flew Hurricanes during 141 combat missions in that battle and went on to command the first Spitfire XII squadron during 1942/43 as the RAF went on the offensive in north-west Europe.In this, the only full account of Neil's life to be published in collaboration with his family, we learn how he became a poster boy for the war effort and how he credits his 'sixth sense' for keeping him alive during the Second World War.There was, however, one terrifyingly close brush with death, when in 1940 he had a mid-air collision with another Hurricane. With the rear section of his aircraft gone, the plane was out of control and hurtling to the ground, yet somehow he managed to bail out and miraculously survived with only a minor leg injury.As well as RAF service during the Siege of Malta, Wing Commander Neil, who is now in his late nineties, also served with the Americans during the D-Day landings.During his career, Neil was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses for the destruction of at least fourteen enemy aircraft, and was a successful test pilot after the war before commanding a jet fighter-reconnaissance squadron in Egypt's troubled Canal Zone during the 1950s for which he was awarded the Air Force Cross.With contributions from the man himself, this book also looks at his life after the RAF and his career as a successful author. For military buffs and novices alike, it is a must-read account of a true war hero.
- Other categories, genre or collection: World War 2 Books, Aircraft, Air Forces & Warfare, Biography: Historical, Political & Military, British & Irish History, Military History
- Download servers: Torrent, MyUpload, 4Shared, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive. Compressed in TAR.BZ, ARC, TAR.XZ, 7-ZIP, RAR, ZIP, RZ
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 31.04 USD
- Dimensions: 156x234x31.75mm
- Weight: 716.68g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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