Frank Chota Carey by Norman L. R. Franks
Like New condition second hand copy for £12.50, sold by jsandersbooks on ReReadz.
- Author
- Norman L. R. Franks
- Price
- £12.50 plus tracked UK delivery from £2.99
- Condition
- Like New
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781904943389
- Sold by
- jsandersbooks
About this copy
Frank Carey's name is well known in aviation historians. Fought in France in May 1940, shot down 12+ German aircraft and won DFC and Bar Fought in Battle of Britain. Score 18 by Mid-August 1940. Wounded. 1941 as Squadron Leader, went to Burma to fight the Japanese. Shot down more aircraft. Second Bar to DFC. Instructed in India. Received AFC. Ended war as Group Captain. Received US Silver Star, Distinguished post-war career He was the second-highest scoring Hurricane fighter pilot, the only aircraft he flew in combat. Of the top 12 British Aces of WWII, his is the only story not to have produced as a book. Norman Franks was given full access to private papers, log books and archives. A riveting study by a renowned historian.
First Edition , Grub Street, 2006. The book is Fine and the dust jacket is Near Fine. The dust jacket has only slight edge wear, with a minor fold to the bottom of the front flap but is not price clipped. The spine is sound and the book has no inscriptions. The pages are very clean. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: BK1480.