Fighter Pilot's Summer

by Richey, Paul Henry Mills; Franks, Norman

• ISBN13: 9781902304243
• ISBN10: 1902304241
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Grub Street

Summary

Paul Richey's Fighter Pilot was called the finest book ever written about WWII, Richey was praised for his vivid descriptions of air fighting and the true story of what it meant to be in the front of the battle.

No one knew Richey had begun a sequel, but was unable to finish it. Norman Franks, with access to Richey's personal papers and diaries, completed the book about. 609 Squadron's offensive war over Northern France and Richey's exploits to the end of the war.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(7)
Reprise	14	(10)
Off to the War	24	(13)
The Battle of France	37	(11)
A Man in a Dream	48	(9)
With 609 Squadron RAuxAF	57	(10)
Life on the Squadron	67	(9)
Back on the Job	76	(6)
The West Riding Squadron	82	(16)
Taking the Offensive	98	(9)
In Action over France	107	(11)
The Shooting Season Begins	118	(9)
Circuses and Sweeps	127	(10)
War in the Sun	137	(16)
Goodbye 609... Goodbye Micky	153	(21)
Goodbye Fighter Command	174	(18)
The Far East	192	(20)
Home Again	212	(15)
Epilogue	227	(20)
Appendix
A Honours, Awards and Citations to P H M Richey, And Citations to 609 Squadron Pilots 1941	233	(2)
B Ops Flown by Paul Richey in 1941-42	235	(3)
C Combat Successes of Paul Richey and Michael Robinson	238	(2)
D 609 Squadron's Claims and Losses 1941	240	(3)
E Transcript of Radio Broadcast by Paul Richey, India, 1944	243	(3)
F Adolf Glunz on Raf Tactics, 1941	246	(1)
Index	247