Topic: Fighter Planes.

84RFK · April 9th, 2008

What about some books written by fighter pilots?

Pierre Clostermann: The Big Show (Luftens ørner in Norwegian)
He also wrote: Flames in the Sky and a novel called: Leo 25 Airborne

Adolf Galland: The First and the Last: Germany's Fighter Force in WWII (Fortunes of War). South Miami, Florida: Cerberus Press, 2005. ISBN 1-84145-020-0.

Johannes Steinhoff: The Final Hours (ISBN 1-57488-863-3) and "Messerschmitts over Sicily: Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander"
(Stackpole Military History Series Paperback)

Roland Beamont:
Phoenix into Ashes - Roland Beamont - William Kimber - 1968 - ISBN 0718301218
Typhoon and Tempest at War - Arthur Reed & Roland Beamont - Ian Allen - 1977 - ISBN 0-7110-0542-7
Fighter Test Pilot: From Hurricane to Tornado - Roland Beamont - HarperCollins - 1986 - ISBN 0-85059-850-8
My Part of the Sky - Roland Beamont - Patrick Stephens - 1989 - ISBN 1-85260-079-9
Testing Early Jets - Roland Beamont - Airlife - 1990 - ISBN 1-85310-158-3
Tempests over Europe - Roland Beamont - Airlife - 1994 - ISBN 1-85310-452-3

Douglas Bader who was a seriously stubborn person also wrote some books:
Bader, Douglas. Fight for the Sky: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane. Ipswich, Suffolk, UK: W.S. Cowell Ltd., 2004. ISBN 0-304-35674-3.
Brickhill, Paul. Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader DSO, DFC. London: Odhams Press Ltd., 1954. ISBN 1-55750-222-6.
Brookes, Andrew. Crash! Military Aircraft Disasters, Accidents and Incidents. London: Ian Allen Ltd., 1991. ISBN 0-7110-1965-7.

One may also notice that Roald Dahl, the guy who wrote "Charlie and the chokolate factory" first published his story "Shot down over Libya" during the war.

I take it you have enough reading for a few months there.

April 9th, 2008
84RFK Optio Gear	What about some books written by fighter pilots? Pierre Clostermann: The Big Show (Luftens ørner in Norwegian) He also wrote: Flames in the Sky and a novel called: Leo 25 Airborne Adolf Galland: The First and the Last: Germany's Fighter Force in WWII (Fortunes of War). South Miami, Florida: Cerberus Press, 2005. ISBN 1-84145-020-0. Johannes Steinhoff: The Final Hours (ISBN 1-57488-863-3) and "Messerschmitts over Sicily: Diary of a Luftwaffe Fighter Commander" (Stackpole Military History Series Paperback) Roland Beamont: Phoenix into Ashes - Roland Beamont - William Kimber - 1968 - ISBN 0718301218 Typhoon and Tempest at War - Arthur Reed & Roland Beamont - Ian Allen - 1977 - ISBN 0-7110-0542-7 Fighter Test Pilot: From Hurricane to Tornado - Roland Beamont - HarperCollins - 1986 - ISBN 0-85059-850-8 My Part of the Sky - Roland Beamont - Patrick Stephens - 1989 - ISBN 1-85260-079-9 Testing Early Jets - Roland Beamont - Airlife - 1990 - ISBN 1-85310-158-3 Tempests over Europe - Roland Beamont - Airlife - 1994 - ISBN 1-85310-452-3 Douglas Bader who was a seriously stubborn person also wrote some books: Bader, Douglas. Fight for the Sky: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane. Ipswich, Suffolk, UK: W.S. Cowell Ltd., 2004. ISBN 0-304-35674-3. Brickhill, Paul. Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader DSO, DFC. London: Odhams Press Ltd., 1954. ISBN 1-55750-222-6. Brookes, Andrew. Crash! Military Aircraft Disasters, Accidents and Incidents. London: Ian Allen Ltd., 1991. ISBN 0-7110-1965-7. One may also notice that Roald Dahl, the guy who wrote "Charlie and the chokolate factory" first published his story "Shot down over Libya" during the war. I take it you have enough reading for a few months there.