book RAF BATTLE BRITAIN PILOT BIOGRAPHY RICHARD HILLARY

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book RAF BATTLE BRITAIN PILOT BIOGRAPHY RICHARD HILLARY
book RAF BATTLE BRITAIN PILOT BIOGRAPHY RICHARD HILLARY
MARY AND RICHARD:
THE STORY OF RICHARD HILLARY AND MARY BOOKER
By Michael Burn
Printed in England 1988
249 Pages  - Hardcover (9 inches / 24 cm tall)
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CONDITION: Very good, light general aging.
Biography of the famous pilot-author who died in WW2 and a woman he was close to while recovering from wounds
. Written by Booker's widower and based on Hillary's and Booker's wartime correspondence.
Richard Hillary was born in Australia in 1919 and brought up in England. Oxford educated, he was a writer foremost who was also a fighter pilot. When World War Two came he joined 603 Sqn and became an ace in the Battle of Britain. His life changed when he was shot down in September 1940, suffering severe burns to his face and hands. During a long and painful recovery he wrote the wartime classic The Last Enemy, an outstanding literary contribution. Anxious to return to flying, he pushed himself to the limit and was killed when his Blenheim crashed in 'mysterious' circumstances on 8 January 1943. He was aged only 23.
He had by then become a legend, a courageous hero, not without his faults, around whom a cult following has developed.
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