Ginger Lacey : fighter pilot
Bickers, Richard Townshend, 1917-2016
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Squadron Leader James Harry 'Ginger' Lacey DFM & Bar (1st February 1917-30th May 1989) was one of the top scoring British RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, credited with 28 enemy aircraft destroyed, five probables and nine damaged. Written in a style which gives a great insight, not only into Lacey's life but the character of those who fought the battle and beyond, Bickers' brings home the reality that was faced by the young men of the RAF and provides some idea of what made a successful fighter pilot.
Main title:
Ginger Lacey : fighter pilot / Richard Townshend Bickers.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Uniform Press, 2016.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations
ISBN:
9781910500279 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941092
LC class:
D786
Local class:
940.544
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1487900