Fast Jets to Spitfires: A Cold War Fighter Pilot's Story

A memoir of RAF service in the postwar era and the golden age of British military aviation, including photos.

How often have you glanced skyward at the sound of a passing aircraft and wondered what it would be like to fly one of those gleaming metal machines? Or admired the skill and daring of the fighter pilot swooping down upon his enemy in the awe-inspiring, unrivaled elegance of a Spitfire? Ron Lloyd has had the experience of flying the majestic propeller-driven aircraft of the Second W...