Spitfire ace of aces : the album
Sarkar, Dilip, 1961-2021
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Air Vice-Marshal James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson became the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot of the Second World War. A one-time household name synonymous with the superlative Spitfire, Johnnie's aerial combat successes inspired schoolboys for generations. As a 'lowly Pilot Officer', Johnnie Johnson learned his fighter pilot's craft as a protégé of the legless Tangmere Wing Leader, Douglas Bader. After Bader was brought down over France and captured on 9 August 1941, Johnnie remained a member of 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron, in which he became a flight commander and was awarded the DFC a month after Bader's devastating loss. Johnnie's remarkable career is revealed through this unparalleled collection of archive photographs, the majority of which are drawn from his own personal album or from other members of the Johnson family.
Main title:
Spitfire ace of aces : the album / Dilip Sarkar MBE.
Author:
Sarkar, Dilip, 1961-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Air World, 2021.
Collation:
224 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781526791665 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.544941B JOH
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2291233