The Last Torpedo Flyers: The True Story of Arthur Aldridge, Hero of the Skies by Arthur Aldridge
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Overview: Imagine you are an RAF torpedo pilot in the Second World War, sent on missions so dangerous that you’re later likened to the Kamikaze. Suicide wasn’t a recognised part of the objective for British airmen, yet some pilots felt they had accepted certain death just by climbing into their cockpits. There were times in 1942 when Arthur Aldridge felt like this. At the age of 19, this courageous young man had quit his studies at Oxford to volunteer for the RAF. He flew his Bristol Beaufort like there was no tomorrow – a realistic assumption, after seeing his best friend die in flames at the end of 1941. Aldridge was awarded a DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) for his bravery on the same strike on a German cargo ship during which he lost a wing tip by flying too close to the deck. He was equally lucky to survive his squadron’s chaotic torpedo attack on the giants of Hitler’s maritime fleet during the notorious Channel Dash, which saw 40 RAF planes shot down.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, World War II
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