A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45

A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45
A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45
A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45
A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45
A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45
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Title: A VERY UNUSUAL AIR WAR: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H. Leonard Thorne, 1940-45
Author(s): GRIFFIN, Gill
GRIFFIN, Barry
ISBN: 9780752493435
Category: War & Military - WW2
New / Used: New
Book Type: Medium Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Published: 2013
Published By: History Press
Pages: 254
Size (mm): 160 w x 240 h x 25 d

Condition

New with light shelf wear on dust jacket

About

The 20-year-old Len Thorne joined the RAF in May 1940. After two hectic tours of operational duty as a fighter pilot (including some desperately dangerous low-level flying at Dunkirk) he was posted to AFDU (Air Fighting Development Unit) and remained there as a test pilot for the rest of the war. He flew both Allied aircraft and captured enemy planes and was a colleague of many of the fighter ‘aces’. Fortunately for us, Len kept an insightful diary, which, set alongside his log book, tells the unique story of a member of the AFDU, tasked with developing operational tactics and testing captured enemy aircraft.

Includes monochrome images and tables.

Remarks

Scarce locally

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