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The Diary of Sonny Ormrod DFC - Malta Fighter Ace (Hardcover)
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The Diary of Sonny Ormrod DFC - Malta Fighter Ace (Hardcover)
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Plt Off Oliver Ormrod, better known as 'Sonny' to his RAF
compatriots due to his youthful appearance, was just four days past
his twentieth birthday when he was killed in action after his
Hurricane was shot down. During his brief fighting career at Malta
in February to April 1942, he was credited with only two enemy
aircraft destroyed, although he shared in the destruction of three
others. Ormrod also claimed three 'probables' and at least six
damaged. A total of a dozen successes at a time when the Hurricane
was completely outclassed by Bf 109Fs of JG53, his bravery and
valour were recognised by the award of a DFC. Although extracts
from Ormrod's diary have appeared in various publications over the
years, the editors/authors now offer the complete story of his
brief period of combat in the skies over Malta. He was one of many
young lives lost in the effort to safeguard Malta and he was there
when only Hurricanes were available to combat the Luftwaffe's
onslaught. This is his story...
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