Dust wrapper with a little creasing, edge and corner wear, light marks/scratches. Ghost pencil mark on top of fep. Light wear only, Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues. The odd book from this person's collection did have minor pencil annotation/underlining/reference points - but didn't see any in this book when having a quick check this time but it is still possible to miss as some are very minor. Clean and tidy copy in tight binding, a Good personal copy. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. **654g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE17605.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: A Pathfinder's War An Extraordinary Tale of Surviving over 100 Bomber Operations Against all Odds
Publisher: Grub Street
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1906502528
ISBN 13: 9781906502522
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Ted Stocker lived a charmed life. Trained at RAF Halton as one of Trenchard’s ‘Brats’, a posting to Boscombe Down saw him fly in both the prototype Stirling and Halifax just as war engulfed Europe for the second time. Qualifying as one of the RAF’s first flight engineers, he flew operations in 1941/42 with 35 and 102 Squadrons, a contemporary of Leonard Cheshire, helping with the often hair-raising task of converting pilots from two to four engines. On his return to 35, he became a pathfinder and flight engineer leader, taking part in virtually every major air battle of the war. Awarded the DFC in 1943, he was posted to 7 and then 582 Squadrons, going on to complete more than 100 bombing operations , often as a master bomber, and flying with some of the pathfinder ‘greats’, including Don Bennett himself. Although his aircraft was frequently hit, and he survived a crash landing on only his second trip, Ted was never wounded. His achievements were recognized with the Distinguished Service Order, the only known DSO issued to a flight engineer during the war or since. After the war, he flew with Bomber Harris on a tour of Brazil and later qualified as a pilot, introducing the Lockheed Neptune anti-submarine aircraft to the RAF for the first time as a flight commander with Coastal Command.

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Sean Feast is a Director and co-owner of Gravity London and the author of several books on World War II pilots.

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