Sniper of the Skies

{detailed description}When asked to conjure an impression of the 'typical fighter pilot', you may be inclined to think of the confident, extroverted, gregarious type, rallying his men and flying in the pursuit of victory. George Frederick 'Screwball' Beurling, DSO, DFC, and DFM and Bar, certainly achieved more victories than most typical fighter pilots dream of, but in temperament, personality and style, he was a one-off. A devout Christian, teetotaler and nonsmoker, Beurling wasn't to be found patronising the local bars with his fellow pilots. Instead, he committed himself solely to the art of aerial combat. Determined to retain focus, he recognised that it was the men who recklessly indulged who had much briefer and much less effective tours. In Maltese skies he really came into his own, shooting down twenty-seven Axis aircraft in just 14 days. In the month of July 1942, on more than one occasion, he destroyed three or more enemy aircraft in a single day. In the process he was awarded the DSO, DFC and DFM and Bar, along with hero-status amongst his fellow pilots and members of the public. He survived the war only to be killed three years later when the engine of the transport aircraft he was at the controls of failed during a test flight following maintenance. This biographical study serves as a tribute to one of the most successful and intriguing fighter pilots of the twentieth century, and should appeal broadly to fans of the genre.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Nick Thomas
published by Pen and Sword 2015 1st edn. 257pp illustrated, index, bibliography 16x24
{condition}mint, inc. d/j
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