In April 1942, 47 Spitfires took off from a US aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean to relieve the island of Malta from its siege by Axis bombers but 46 arrived. One, piloted by Sergeant Bud Walcott, crash-landed in Vichy-French North Africa. This investigation explores Walcott’s life and career, assessing the long-standing but unproven rumours that he deserted and whether his subsequent, dare-devil flying exploits were compensation for a moment’s panic.
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https://www.psbooks.co.uk/spitfire-deserter533606Spitfire Deserter?https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/533606_media-0_3.jpg8.998.99GBPInStock/History/History/Military History/History/Military History/Categories/World War Two/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/History/Military History/New Arrivals/History/Military History/Categories/Air Forces/History/Military History/Categories/Post-World War Two/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/BiographiesIn April 1942, 47 Spitfires took off from a US aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean to relieve the island of Malta from its siege by Axis bombers but 46 arrived. One, piloted by Sergeant Bud Walcott, crash-landed in Vichy-French North Africa. This investigation explores Walcott’s life and career, assessing the long-standing but unproven rumours that he deserted and whether his subsequent, dare-devil flying exploits were compensation for a moment’s panic.Hardback00https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/533606_media-1_3.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/533606a.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/533606b.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/533606c.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/3/533606d.jpgadd-to-cartrrp_info:£20.00productId:146491bic_code:BGH, HBWQ, TRPS, WGMBGH, HBWQ, TRPS, WGM£20.00Bill SimpsonGeneral240x160mmAmberleyHardbackHistorical, Political & MilitarySecond World WarAircraftPiloting
