Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot

by Gordon Olive DFC

Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance. As Britain fought alone for its survival, 'the Few' of RAF Fighter Command took to the air grievously outnumbered, many reaching breaking point, exhausted physically and mentally by unreleting, intense combat. Gordon Olive flew the iconic Spitfire for over 125 missions above London...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144564424X
• ISBN13: 9781445644240
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"