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Navy Flyer by Peter Twiss
Reminiscences of a Fleet Air Arm and Test Pilot
The name of Peter Twiss first achieved national prominence in March 1956 when, as a test pilot, he gained the World Air Speed Record in the Fairey Delta 2, flying at a speed of 1132 mph over Chichester in Sussex. Seventeen years earlier, however, in 1939, he had joined the Fleet Air Arm to serve his country in war. After training at Elmdon, Castle Bromwich and Yeovilton, Peter saw service with the MSFU in 1941 and then joined 807 Squadron during 1942. He took part in the Operation Harpoon convoy to Malta in June 1942, aboard HMS Argus, and was awarded a DSC for his role in these operations. Initially flying Fulmars, his squadron later converted to Seafires and, now flying from HMS Furious, he joined the Operation Torch landings in NW Africa. During 1943-44 he became involved in the development of night fighting, serving with the RAF's Fighter Interception Unit, and flying Mosquitoes. 1944 saw him testing naval aircraft in the USA and he ended the war on Seafires again with 798 Squadron. His new book is divided into two parts. In the first he tells of his war experiences in these varied theatres, thoughts and events he has never committed to print before. The second part reproduces word for word his earlier work Faster than the Sun, the compelling story of his struggle to break the 1000 mph barrier, which has been described as one of the epic accounts of high-speed flight. |
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| Author(s) : Peter Twiss | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 1904943314 | ISBN-13 : 9781904943310 |
| RRP : £18.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 30/10/2005
Publisher : Grub Street
Page Length : 256mm
Page Size : 234mm