Spitfire Stories - Special 12 signature Edition

FROM OUR ARCHIVE Spitfire Stories: True Tales from Those Who Designed, Maintained and Flew the Iconic Plane by Jacky Hyams (Author) Special 12 signature Edition. Spitfire Stories, published in association with Imperial War Museums, is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines of the Second World War. Spitfire Stories recounts the memories and stories of these people, from the birth of the iconic Spitfire in the 1930s to the present day. Among these accounts is the extraordinary tale of the fighter pilot who only discovered, fifty years on, the tragic truth of his last Spitfire flight, the businessman whose blank cheque changed the course of the war, the ninety-five-year-old Royal Air Force engineer who was determined to be reunited with his beloved Spit before he died, and the little girl who inspired the plane's creation - and went on to marry a movie star. Using documents, letters and photographs from the Imperial War Museums' unparalleled archive, plus exclusive first-hand interviews, these stories of the Spitfire are a revelatory collection of small but significant histories, to be treasured by all who love and admire the iconic plane. This Special Edition contains a mounted "Veterans" edition bookplate which was personally signed by the following distinguished RAF Fighter pilots, including Battle of Britain veterans, who flew operational sorties in the Spitfire during World War Two; Wing Commander Terence Kane Wing Commander Peter Ayerst DFC Flight Lieutenant Niel Kerr Squadron Leader Franciszek Kornicki VM, Polish Cross of Valour & 2 Bars Flight Lieutenant Ron Farmborough Flight Lieutenant Stan Colley Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC & Bar, AFC, AE Squadron Leader Basil Stapleton DFC, DFC (Dutch) Warrant Officer David Denchfield Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO, DFC & Bar Group Captain Billy Drake DSO, DFC, DFC (US) Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC Hardback, 1st Edition 2017 Edition of 20 ONLY 2 left in stock

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