SPITFIRE: A TEST PILOT'S STORY

This is the personal account of an exceptional Spitfire test pilot. Jeffrey Quill took charge of some of the most important military aircraft of his time and, in particular, the immortal Spitfire from its experimental prototype stage in 1936 to the end of its production in 1948. He charts how an elegant flying machine was turned into a deadly fighter aeroplane and how, to gain first-hand experience of combat conditions, he fought with 65 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain.