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Johnny Kent became the youngest licensed pilot in Canada at the age of 17. He grabbed experience and flying hours wherever and whenever he could and was constantly on the lookout for a career in flying. His chance came when he was offered a short service commission with the RAF in the 1930s. He went on to become the leader of one of the most successful fighter squadrons in the Second World War. Group Captain Johnny Kent's skilful leadership helped the famous 303 Squadron to play a decisive part in the Battle of Britain, and won him the highest Polish military award, the Virtuti Militari. This is Captain Kent's own story of his life in the RAF, from his struggles as a boy in the wilds of Canada to get into the air through his experiences as a test pilot at Farnborough and his constant efforts to fly wherever the action was.
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Johnny Kent the youngest licensed pilot in Canada when he was 17 years old. He was offered an RAF commission in the 1930s, published his memoirs in 1971, and died in 1985.
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- PublisherKimber
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0718301420
- ISBN 13 9780718301422
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages255
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Second Impression. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. Laid in is a small photograph of an unknown lakeside / riverside location featuring RAF servicemen at rest. The unclipped dust wrapper is in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Group Captain John Alexander Kent, DFC & Bar, AFC (23 June 1914 ? 7 October 1985), nicknamed "Kentski" (sometimes given as "Kentowski") by his Polish comrades, was a Canadian fighter ace flying in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Considered one of the best young squadron leaders of the war, he went on to a distinguished postwar career before entering the aviation industry. In 1935, Kent joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) on a short service commission.[2] He was posted to No. 5 Flying Training School on 15 March. He joined No. 19 Squadron at RAF Duxford in February 1936, where he remained until October 1937 when he moved to the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. For his research work, during which he deliberately made over 300 airborne collisions with various types of barrage balloon, he mainly flew the first prototype of the Fairey P.4/34 K5099.Kent was awarded the Air Force Cross on 1 February 1939. On 2 August 1940, as a flight commander, Kent joined No. 303 Squadron, a newly formed squadron consisting of Polish pilots based at RAF Northolt throughout the Battle of Britain. Kent's first combat victories came on 9 September 1940 when he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 and a Junkers Ju 88. On 23 September, he destroyed a Bf 109 and damaged a Focke-Wulf Fw 58 reconnaissance aircraft while intercepting a raid over Dungeness. He shot down a Ju 88 after a raid over London on 27 September. During a dogfight over the south coast of England on 1 October, Kent found himself alone with 40 Bf 109s. In the ensuing engagement, he shot down two of the enemy fighters and scored hits on another. Kent was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 25 October 1940. The following day, he was posted to RAF Biggin Hill to take command of another highly successful group of pilots, No. 92 Squadron. Kent's strict discipline initially proved unpopular with the laid-back attitude the No. 92 Squadron pilots had at the time. On 1 November, Kent shot down a Bf 109 and two more the following day. On 24 December 1940, he was awarded the Silver Cross of the Polish Virtuti Militari decoration for his achievements with No. 303 Squadron. Kent's final total of wartime victories included 13 aircraft destroyed, three probables and three damaged. He finished the war as Station Commander at RAF Tangmere. He later returned as a test pilot at Farnborough. Lavishly illustrated throughout with black and white photographs many from the author's own collection published here for the first time. Ref A5 4. Seller Inventory # 034907
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