Winged Combat: My Story as a Spitfire Pilot in WWII
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Just 18 years old in 1941, Arthur Bishop, as a newly minted fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), was posted overseas with 401 Squadron, flying Spitfires. The rest, as they say, is history — but what a history! 'Winged Combat' takes us from the hijinks of a green recruit to his dramatic forays across the English Channel into dogfights with the Luftwaffe over Occupied Europe. Bishop's bird's-eye view of the D-Day landings is one of the finest recollections of that epic event.
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Throughout this compelling account, Billy Bishop flies in and out of the picture, giving his son - and the reader - an insider's view of high command, Bishop continues his life story after the war in the media arena, populated by presidents and prime ministers, movie stars and business moguls.
Written in Arthur Bishop's inimitable and highly entertaining style, 'Winged Combat' is an anecdote-filled, rollicking book.
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