Billy Drake Fighter Leader : The Autobiography of Group Captain B. Drake DSO DFC & Bar DFC US
Language: English
Published by Grub Street, London, 2002
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Near Fine in a like jacket PP 160.index, illustrations , Born to British and Australian parents and educated in Switzerland, he was accepted into the Royal Air Force aged 18 against much parental opposition. By the time the War started he was quite experienced. He flew in many theatres of war, France, Africa, Malta and accounted for 20 enemy aircraft losses. After the war he was dispatched to Fort Leavenworth, USA, spent time in Japan, Malaya, and Singapore and held staff appointments in Switzerland and England. His personality was colourful and his adventures many. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- Billy Drake Fighter Leader : The Autobiography of Group Captain B. Drake DSO DFC & Bar DFC US
- Author
- Shores Christopher
- Publisher
- Grub Street, London
- Publication year
- 2002
- Dust jacket
- With Jacket
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1902304977
- ISBN 13
- 9781902304977
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Aviation
He flew in many theaters with various squadrons on different aircraft - starting with 1 Squadron in France in 1940 on Hurricanes, then with 421 Flight (later 91 Squadron) on Spitfires over the Channel, then in West Africa with 128 and the Desert with 112 'Shark' Squadron (of which he was a very successful commander) on Kittyhawks. Taken off ops at the end of 1942, he was posted to Malta leading the Krendi Wing. On return to the Uk he led a 2nd TAF Typhoon Wing, flying numerous sorties over the French coast prior to the Invasion. He eventually accounted for more than 20 enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged.
He was then dispatched to Fort Leavenworth USA with Peter Brothers, then to Operations Staff SHAEF HQ for the rest of the war. Postwar he was to be found in Japan, at HQ Malaya and Singapore, followed by a succession of staff appointments, including Air Attaché in Switzerland. His final posting was a Group Captain commanding RAF Chivenor, Devon, until retirement in July 1963. His adventures continued, however, during over 20 years in Portugal, and he is now living and working (at the age of 84!) in London.
An extremely colorful personality, he gives Christopher Shores and the reader tremendous insights into his exceptional career, his widely differing experiences, the characters he knew and flew with and the often amusing highlights of an RAF lifestyle. Includes never before published photographs and a cover painting by Nicolas Trudgian.
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