Fighters in the Blood - The Story of a Spitfire Pilot - And the Son Who Follows in His Footsteps

As this fascinating memoir unfolds, moving backwards and forwards through time, two parallel stories emerge: one of a Second World War Spitfire ace whose flying career comes to a premature end when he's shot down and loses an eye, the other of his progeny, a second generation fighter pilot who eventually reaches the rank of air marshal.

About the author

Air Marshal GRAEME 'BLACK' ROBERTSON CBE, BA, FRAeS, FRSA was born in Woodford, Essex in 1945. After three years at the RAF College, Cranwell, in 1968 he joined his first operational unit, 8 Squadron, flying Hawker Hunters in Bahrain. He then began a long association with the Phantom that included tours on 6 Squadron, command of both 92 Squadron in Germany (by his own account, the pinnacle of his career) and 23 Squadron in the Falkands. In 1985 he took over RAF Wattisham until he returned to Germany as the Deputy Commander in 1991 and subsequently as Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group. His final appointment was as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command in 1996. He retired from the RAF in 1998.

Summary

The memoir of a Royal Air Force officer who rose to the rank of Air Marshal. The author's own reminiscences are interwoven with those of his father who was a Spitfire Ace in the Second World War and who was shot down and, badly wounded, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Product details

• Authors: Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson, Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson, 'Black' Robertson, Black' Robertson
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781526784865
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-8486-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 165 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 894 g
• Illustrations: 150 colour & black and white illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, Moderne Kriegsführung, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Aviation