Arise to Conquer: The 'Real' Hurricane Pilot

by Dilip Sarkar Mbe

Born in 1916, after learning to fly as a civilian, Ian Richard Gleed was granted a RAF commission in 1936. He completed training on Christmas Day that year, being posted to 46 Squadron which was equipped with the Gloster Gauntlet.

Through much of his RAF service the diminutive Gleed was known as 'Widge', short for 'Wizard Midget' on account of his excessive use of the word 'wizard' to describe something 'topper', and his short stature. Rising...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399017101
• ISBN13: 9781399017107
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Air World
• Length: 232 Pages