Woody - RCAF Fighter Pilot's Album book HB/DJ Hugh Halliday

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Item Description: I am selling the book WOODY -- A FIGHTER PILOT'S ALBUM by Hugh A. Halliday, copyright 1987. The book measures approximately 5-1/2" x 9" and is 144 pages long. Both the hardbound book and the dust jacket are in very good condition. This volume was published by Canav Books in Canada. Black-and-white photo sections and maps illustrate the text. <P>This book is the biography of Vernon C. "Woody" Woodward, a British Columbian from Victoria. It tells, for the first time in detail, the story of one of Canada's greatest fighter pilots. It traces his flying career from Tiger Moths in Scotland, then on to advanced training and out to pre-war Egypt to his first posting. Life there is easy -- comfortable messes, the sports field, beaches, and lots of flying. But all the luxuries are forgotten as war breaks out and the young pilots are flung against a seemingly overwhelming enemy. They do their best, flying their little biplane Gladiators. Woody records his first kill as the pace of combat accelerates daily. <P>Soon Woody's squadron is called to Greece to face even harsher odds with an onslaught of Messerschmitts and Junkers. Woody's tally of kills grows steadily, as does that of many of his mates, but one by one he is losing his friends as the unequal struggle continues. Inevitably the British must withdraw. They make their last stand on Crete, where the situation is hopeless from the start. Soon there is not a single airworthy Hurricane, and Woody and his fellow airmen must take rifle and Tommy gun in hand to fight rugged German parachutists at close quarters. <P>In the end, the British forces make a humiliating retreat to Egypt, where Woody again faces the enemy and records his 20th and final kill, making him one of Canada's leading aces of either world war. <P>If shipping within the USA, buyer will pay $3.75 for media mail s/h. Payment can be made by money order or through PayPal. <P>I sell used books. The items come from many different sources and may have been exposed to pet, smoke or other odors in a previous home.

Woody - RCAF Fighter Pilot's Album book HB/DJ Hugh Halliday

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Friday, November 20th 2009.

Woody - RCAF Fighter Pilot's Album book HB/DJ Hugh Halliday

Price $15.95

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