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The Ten Fighter Boys were Spitfire pilots of 66 Squadron who flew operationally in the Battle of Britain. Following the original book of the same name published in 1942, sole survivor of the ten, Jimmy Corbin gives his own extraordinary account of his life before, during and since one of the greatest aerial battles ever waged. Jimmy Corbin flew operationally in the Battle of Britain with 66 Squadron and in North Africa. Fully illustrated with rare photographs from Corbin's personal album.

Produktbeschreibung
The Ten Fighter Boys were Spitfire pilots of 66 Squadron who flew operationally in the Battle of Britain. Following the original book of the same name published in 1942, sole survivor of the ten, Jimmy Corbin gives his own extraordinary account of his life before, during and since one of the greatest aerial battles ever waged. Jimmy Corbin flew operationally in the Battle of Britain with 66 Squadron and in North Africa. Fully illustrated with rare photographs from Corbin's personal album.
Autorenporträt
Jimmy Corbin was a schoolteacher before training as a pilot. Joining a frontline Spitfire squadron in the summer of 1940, he flew operationally in the Battle of Britain, later instructing at an Operational Training Unit before being posted to North Africa as a Spitfire pilot.