They had joined an organisation that advertised itself as 'the best flying club in the world'. Now the young pilots of 409 Squadron are flung into battle over Germany where their training, tactics and aircraft are all found sadly wanting. The spirit of the gentleman amateur flickers and dies in the harsh glare of searchlights over the Ruhr. We see the reality of war: chaos, cock-up and comradeship in equal measure. Derek Robinson reinforces his reputation as the best aviation fiction writer in the business with this tragi-comic story.
- ISBN10 1306929148
- ISBN13 9781306929141
- Publish Date 1 January 2013 (first published 12 September 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 May 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Maclehose Press Quercus
- Format eBook
- Language English