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The gripping account of 'Boy' Wellum, one of the youngest fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain. Enlisting in the Air Force weeks before the outbreak of WWII, Geoffrey Wellum found himself fighting the Germans over the English Channel, a Spitfire pilot at just 18 years of age. The reader follows Geoffrey through early (disastrous!) training sessions, his first solo flights, his first battle & a harrowing account of being lost over the sea. He describes the unique, exhilarating experience of flying a Spitfire and, also, the terrible toll that it takes on the young mind and body. At the age of 21 he is worn out physically and mentally. His war is at an end ...Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780670912483
eBay Product ID (ePID)88216567
Product Key Features
Book TitleFirst Light: Original Edition
AuthorGeoffrey Wellum
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMemorials, Government, History
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages352 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGeoffrey Wellum
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom