One of 'The Few': The Memoirs of Wing Commander Ted 'Shippy' Shipman AFC

Ted Shippy Shipman was one of The Few who flew with 41 Squadron in the Battle of Britain. He left his father's farm in 1930 and enlisted in the RAF as a driver ACII. He flew for thirteen years of his thirty years service, achieved the highest grade of flying instructor and retired as a Wing Commander. This book is based on the copious notes that Shippy wrote in the 1970s and bring a firsthand insight into the life of an RAF Spitfire pilot during the early war years and then his remaining wa...