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A Spitfire Pilot's Story: Pat Hughes: Battle of Britain Top Gun by Dennis Newton (Hardcover, 2016)
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The burden of command fell on his shoulders before the squadron transferred to the heart of the Battle in the south-east of England, where he endured the heaviest and most sustained period of fighting of the Battle of Britain.
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Pat Hughes is today perhaps the greatest unsung hero of the Battle of Britain. Ranked sixth in the 'ace of aces' of the aerial campaign of summer 1940, he shot down at least fourteen enemy aircraft, mostly the Spitfire's closely matched rival the Messerschmitt Me 109. As a flight commander in 234 Squadron he advocated bold, close-in tactics and during July 1940 scored the squadron's first victories of the epic battle for air supremacy. The burden of command fell on his shoulders before the squadron transferred to the heart of the Battle in the south-east of England, where he endured the heaviest and most sustained period of fighting of the Battle of Britain. Revered by his fellow pilots, Hughes began a shooting spree on 15 August that only ended when he was killed during the first huge daylight attack on London on 7 September. In his last three days alone he contributed at least six kills. His death in mysterious circumstances left Kathleen, his bride of just six weeks, a war widow. This volume is illustrated with over forty photographs, including many from his family that have never before been published.Product Identifiers
PublisherAmberley Publishing
ISBN-139781445654140
eBay Product ID (ePID)221165277
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameA Spitfire Pilot's Story: Pat Hughes: Battle of Britain Top Gun
Publication Year2016
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorDennis Newton
Subject AreaPilot Training
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight902 g
Item Width172 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDennis Newton
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- 15 Dec, 2017
A Brave Hero of the battle Of Britain
A good biography of a true hero of 1940, but the details of at Hughes combat career have already been detailed in other books ( by the same Author) .The bulk of the book is concerned with Pat's life prior to his RAF career and his ancestry.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 Jun, 2019
One of 'The Few'
Excellent book on one of the top aces if the Battle of Britain, whom is lesser known to most historians.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 24 Oct, 2023
Excellent with lovely photos
Excellent with lovely photosVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Dec, 2023
Excellent
Excellent bopkVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
