Tempest Pilot

Sheddan, DFC, RNZAF, Squadron Leader C J with Franks, Norman:

Published by Grub Street London 1997.

About this Item

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card cover trade paperback size, 194pp, b&w plates. Card edges lightly worn, spine a little creased, pages lightly tanned, top right corner of front fep clipped; a very good copy. The story of a New Zealand pilot who got off to a shaky start as a Sergeant Pilot flying Spitfires in 485 Squadron RNZAF. He transferred to 486 Squadron RNZAF in May 1943 and worked his way up to Squadron Leader. He converted to Typhoons later in 1943 and finally to the Hawker Tempest. Among his experiences was surviving 19 hours in a dinghy off the French coast and a crash landing in a Tempest. At the end of the war he was in 2nd Tactical Air Force, providing air support for the advance across northern Europe. This is one of the few WWII Tempest accounts.

Seller Inventory # 186017

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tempest Pilot
• Publisher: Grub Street London 1997.
• Binding: Soft cover