Spitfire Saga
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Spitfire Saga

Rodney Scrase DFC

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Spitfire Saga

Rodney Scrase DFC

About this book

Rodney Scrase's life in the RAF began in an old airship shed where he took the King's shilling in May 1941. He learnt to fly at a BFTS in America and went on the fly Spitfires with No 72 and No 1 Squadrons, finally being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. He was released from service with a record of 4 destroyed and 3 damaged, having taken part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy and a stint as an instructor in the art of air to air gunnery in Egypt before finishing the war flying escort missions with No 1 Squadron from Manston in Kent.

Spitfire Saga uses Rodney logbooks and first hand interviews with him and several other pilots. Angus Mansfield presents the unique story of one man's experience of flying the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Complete with thorough historical context and a true insider view of life as an RAF fighter pilot, this book is an excellent addition to any history enthusiast's library.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780750989213, 9780752457024
eBook ISBN
9780750991001
Edition
2
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Foreword
  7. Chapter One: Love at First Flight
  8. Chapter Two: The Early Years
  9. Chapter Three: RAF Training, 1941
  10. Chapter Four: Training Completed, January 1942
  11. Chapter Five: A Week at the Bump, November 1942
  12. Chapter Six: Operation Torch – North Africa, 72 Squadron
  13. Chapter Seven: North Africa, January 1943
  14. Chapter Eight: Invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky, June–August – 72 Squadron
  15. Chapter Nine: Italy Invaded, September–December 1943 – 72 Squadron
  16. Chapter Ten: The Landings at Anzio, Italy, January–March 1944
  17. Chapter Eleven: Ismailia and Ballah, Egypt, March–October 1944
  18. Chapter Twelve: Back to England, December 1944 – No. 1 Squadron
  19. Chapter Thirteen: The End in Sight, January–September 1945 – No. 1 Squadron, Manston
  20. Chapter Fourteen: 1946 and Onwards
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. Epilogue
  23. Acknowledgements to the paperback edition