Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
The Silver Spitfire: The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in his Own Words by Wg Cdr Tom Neil (Paperback, 2014)
The Nile UK Shop (46119)
99.2% positive Feedback
Price:
£9.95
Free postage
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
As the Allies pushed east, Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. He eventually left the Spitfire at Worthy Down, never to be seen again.THE SILVER SPITFIRE is the first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.
- Buy it nowThe Silver Spitfire: The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in his Own Words by Wg
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Information
Following the D-Day landings, Battle of Britain hero Tom Neil was assigned as an RAF liaison to an American fighter squadron. As the Allies pushed east, Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. Erasing any evidence of its provenance and stripping it down to bare metal, it became the RAF's only silver Spitfire. Alongside his US comrades, he took the silver Spitfire into battle until, with the war's end, he was forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with too many questions about the mysterious rogue fighter, he contemplated increasingly desperate measures to offload it, including bailing out mid-Channel. He eventually left the Spitfire at Worthy Down, never to be seen again. THE SILVER SPITFIRE is the first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139781780221212
eBay Product ID (ePID)202095374
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameThe Silver Spitfire: the Legendary Wwii Raf Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorWg Cdr Tom Neil
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height133 mm
Item Weight266 g
Item Width200 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorWg Cdr Tom Neil
All listings for this product
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 08 Aug, 2020
A little ambiguous but everything leads to the actual title.
Excellent account straight from the horses mouth rather than some third hand image of what might or might not have happened. Much of it would be difficult to make up. The hardest part, by far, is to remeber that Tom Neil was 24 years old at the time!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Feb, 2020
What A Read!
An amazing memoir of this part of Tom Neil's career- a real page turner, with fantastic detail and a great-to-read style. I'd recommend this to everyone, one of the best books I've read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Dec, 2021
R A F MEMORY
This was a gift to my father once he finishes I look forward reading itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Dec, 2019
Great buy
Excellent Christmas present, highly recommendVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 Nov, 2018
Bought as a gift
.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 31 Mar, 2022
snob.
All about him how he enjoyed himself through the war .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Oct, 2016
Excellent book by Wing Commander Tom Neil.
A must for any aviation buff or somebody with an interest in WWII.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
