The Silver Spitfire
The Silver Spitfire by Tom Neil is a vivid memoir detailing the experiences of one of the RAF’s fighter pilots during the Second World War. Published by Orion Publishing Group in July 2014, this UK edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Neil’s journey after the D-Day landings, where he was assigned to work with an American fighter squadron and took command of a unique silver Spitfire, which he modified to serve as his personal aircraft.
Readers will find a firsthand account of Neil’s heroic actions and the challenges he faced as he flew alongside his American comrades. The memoir captures the intensity of aerial combat and the complexities of wartime decisions, including the eventual fate of the silver Spitfire. Through his personal recollections, Neil provides insights into the life of a fighter pilot and the camaraderie shared among those who served during this pivotal time in history.
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A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of ‘the Few’ Spitfire fighter pilots.
Following the D-Day landings, Battle of Britain hero Tom Neil was assigned as an RAF liaison to an American fighter squadron. As the Allies pushed east, Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. Erasing any evidence of its provenance and stripping it down to bare metal, it became the RAF’s only silver Spitfire.
Alongside his US comrades, he took the silver Spitfire into battle until, with the war’s end, he was forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with too many questions about the mysterious rogue fighter, he contemplated increasingly desperate measures to offload it, including bailing out mid-Channel. He eventually left the Spitfire at Worthy Down, never to be seen again.
THE SILVER SPITFIRE is the first-hand, gripping story of Neil’s heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.
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