Malta Spitfire
The Diary of a Fighter Pilot
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Narrateur(s):
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Roger Davis
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Auteur(s):
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George Beurling
À propos de cet audio
25,000 feet above Malta - that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis and Reggianes as they swept eastwards in their droves, screening the big Junkers with their bomb loads as they pummeled the island beneath - the most bombed patch of ground in the world.
One of those Spitfire pilots was George Beurling, nicknamed "Screwball," who in 14 flying days destroyed 27 German and Italian aircraft and damaged many more. Hailing originally from Canada, after hard training and combat across the Channel, Beurling finally made it to Malta in the summer of 1942. Malta Spitfire tells his story and that of the gallant Spitfire squadron, 249, which day after day climbed to the top of the hill to meet the enemy against overwhelming odds.
The listener has almost the sensation of being in the cockpit with him, climbing to meet the planes driving in from Sicily, diving down through the fighter screen at the bombers, dodging the bullets coming out of the sun, or whipping up under the belly of an Me for a deflection shot at the engine. This is war without sentiment or romance, told in terms of human courage, skill and heroism. A classic, first published in 1943.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
- G.M. O'Brien
- 2021-01-31
First hand account of a WW2 fighter pilot
This book is worth a read/listen just for its historical value. George Beurling was a fighter ace in RAF service who worked with a professional author and aviator, helping him create this memoir of his experiences up to the end of tour as a Spitfire pilot during the Siege of Malta, where he would fly with great distinction earning several decorations on his way to becoming the highest scoring Canadian fighter pilot and one of the top Allied aces of WW2. The story has all of the flaws, biases, and inaccuracies of a first hand account published under wartime conditions, but it also relates the immediacy of the war in a way that books published after the war fail to accomplish in my opinion. If you're interested in WW2 aerial combat or the Siege of Malta and the conflict in the Mediterranean, you'll probably find something of interest in this fairly short audiobook.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Dave Maloney
- 2021-11-05
Great book, poorly read
Sad that this amazing account of Buerling's career is read in a ridiculous john wayne-esque accent by the awful narrator.
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