Alone I Fly

In this memoir, the late Bailey, a teacher and journalist, recounts his early life as a pilot for the UK's Royal Air Force during World War II. He describes how he arrived in Cairo in 1942 to fly bombers and was quickly sent on his first mission, when his aircraft was hit by enemy gunfire and crashed. He survived and walked through the desert to find help, finding shelter in an abandoned German reconnaissance truck and constructing a heliograph to find rescue. After rescue and recuperation, he rejoined his squadron and completed his tour, was then sent to Malta and made ground controller of a satellite fighter airfield, and eventually returned to the UK after contracting malaria. Distributed by Casemate. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9781848841659
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Pen & Sword
Pages		168
List Price		$39.95
Author		Bailey, Bill
Publication Date		01/19/2010
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.25 Inches (US) Width: 6 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.1 Pounds (US)