Wing Leader by 'Johnnie' Johnson
London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. Octavo, original blue papered boards, 320 pp., frontispiece and plates. Some spotting of the edges, front endpaper skilfully renewed, spine dulled, dust-jacket frayed and worn. A good copy overall. 'Wing Leader is the story of a young civil engineer who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939, as a week-end flyer, and finished the war as the top-scoring Allied fighter pilot with thirty-eight confirmed victories. Mobilized at the beginning of the war, Johnnie Johnson completed his flying training and joined a badly mauled fighter squadron during the Battle of Britain. Except for a six months' rest he flew with the fighter squadrons until V.E. day, and received no less than five British decorations for gallantry, and a similar number of foreign awards.'. Item #3113
Price (AUD): $150.00