Free French Spitfire Hero: The Diaries of and Search for René Mouchotte

by Dilip Sarkar Mbe and Jan Leeming

Ren? Mouchotte was born on 21 August 1914, at Saint Mande, Paris. He joined the Arm?e de l'Air for his period of military service in 1934, obtaining his flying brevet.

Though Mouchotte returned to civilian life, he was called up at the outbreak of war in 1939, becoming a Sergeant-Pilot instructor in North Africa. When France capitulated in June 1940, Mouchotte and fellow pilot Charles Guerin decided to make their way to the United Kingdom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399040278
• ISBN13: 9781399040273
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Air World
• Length: 280 Pages