Angus Mansfield: 2 books
'I Wish I Had Your Wings'
A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
In August 1942, the British launched Operation Pedestal in an attempt to deliver supplies to the stricken island of Malta, an Allied base which had been under Axis blockade for months. From August 9 to August 15, a convoy of some 50 ships ran the gauntlet of Axis bombers, submarines, E-boats, and...
Barney Barnfather
Life in a Spitfire Squadron
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Barney Barnfather flew Spitfires from November 1941 until the end of the war in Europe. He was in the thick of the fighting and saw action over France, Malta, North Africa, in the invasions of Sicily and Italy, and finally over Austria in 1945. This is his story.