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awesome clever logotypes:
*NOTE* all the ‘www. #..’ images are just random images i came across online, i didn’t make them myself *NOTE*
“Spitfire Pilot” was written in 1940 in the heat of battle when the RAF stood alone against the might of Hitler’s Third Reich. It is a tremendous personal account of one of the fiercest and most idealised air conflicts – the Battle of Britain – seen through the eyes of a pilot of the famous 609 Squadron, which shot down over 100 planes in that epic contest. Often hopelessly outnumbered, in their state of the art Spitfires, Crook and his colleagues committed acts of unimaginable bravery against the Messerschmidts and Junkers. Many did not make it and the author describes the absence they leave in the squadron with great poignancy. “Spitfire Pilot” is justly regarded as one of the classics of WWII and this new paperback edition, 66 years on, includes an introduction by the historian Richard Overy.”
Just finished this one, definitely recommended for anyone who is interested in the WWII airforce or just books based on real events. I remember I used to go to a WWII museum and saw a super marine spitfire in real life…And the beautiful Mitchel B25. Ever since that moment i got more and more interested in WWII planes and basically WWII in general. Ive read numerous books and I’ve seen many documentaries, and I’m heading on to my 7th Band of Brothers next week. Still gets me every time!
I totally dig these retro futuristic concept art imagery sort of thing:
