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Spitfire Pilot: Lou Spence: A Story of Bravery, Leadership and Love
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Spitfire Pilot: Lou Spence: A Story of Bravery, Leadership and Love
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John C.H Spence FRS
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:240 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 135 |
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| Category/Genre | Memoirs
True War and Combat Stories
Military history
Second world war
Korean war
Aircraft |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781920785000
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| Classifications | Dewey:940.54211092 |
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| Illustrations |
B+W illus
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd
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| Imprint |
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd
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| Publication Date |
7 July 2021 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
Fighter pilot Lou Spence's story is one of bravery, leadership and love. Author John Spence draws on his father's wartime diaries, which he addressed to his young wife back in Perth. During World War 2, Lou Spence few in the Middle East against Rommel's forces, then defended Australia, flying spitfires against the Japanese. A courageous pilot, he went on to lead the RAAF 77 Squadron of Mustangs in the Korean War. A replica of Lou Spence's Spitfire is in the Darwin Aviation Museum.
Author Biography
John Spence FRS, now a professor of physics and the author of Lightspeed (OUP), was four years old when Wing Commander Lou Spence, DFC and bar, Legion of Merit was killed in Korea in 1950 at the age of 33.
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