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First Light: The Phenomenal Fighter Pilot Bestseller

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Geoffrey Wellum was one of the youngest fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain. Enlisting in the RAF weeks before the outbreak of World War 2, Wellum found himself fighting the Germans as a Spitfire pilot at just 18 years of age. This is the gripping memoir of his experiences.

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‘Vivid, wholly convincing, compelling. One of the best memoirs for years about the experience of flying in war’ Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

Two months before the outbreak of WWII, seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF . . .

Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s.

Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum, many never return.

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‘An intimate account . . . rich in detail’ James Holland, Wall Street Journal, ‘Five Best World War II Memoirs’

‘An extraordinarily deeply moving and astonishingly evocative story. Reading it, you feel you are in the Spitfire with him, at 20,000ft, chased by a German Heinkel, with your ammunition gone’ Independent

‘A brilliantly fresh, achingly written memoir. Thrilling and frightening on virtually every page . . . Wellum takes you into battle with him. A book for all ages and generations, a treasure’ Daily Express

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Weight 0.279 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.3 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xxiv, 338 , 8 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

940.544941092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K