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They Spread Their Wings - Six Courageous Airmen in Combat in the Second World War (Paperback)
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They Spread Their Wings - Six Courageous Airmen in Combat in the Second World War (Paperback)
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What turns an ordinary man into an extraordinary one? The answer
lies in the stories of six teenage volunteers for Second World War
aircrew who exchanged school uniform for Air Force Blue and took a
giant step into the unknown. Based on original research from flying
log books, diaries and family archives, this collection of true
tales describes the men's training for those coveted 'Wings'; the
nervous excitement of that first sortie over enemy territory; and
flying into the hell of an enemy flak barrage and fighters. From
the skies over Europe to jungles and deserts, all endured hardship,
adventure and danger. They experienced action under enemy fire,
wounds, burns and crash-landings, escape and evasion in occupied
territory, and the privations of life as a POW. Seventy years on
and these brushes with death are by any measure hair-raising
encounters that turned adolescents into men - some of whom survived
the war, while others paid the ultimate price.
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