{"product_id":"test-pilot-9780948817632","title":"Test Pilot","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoining the RAF at the beginning of the war  he found himself as a young fighter pilot with the crack 92 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill  in 1941. That spring and summer he survived the air battles over Northern France with the Biggin Hill Wing  often flying as wingman to the famous and legendary \"Sailor\" Malan - Fighter Commands top-scoring pilot at that time. He quickly established himself as one of the most successful pilots in North Africa  winning the DFC and bar. He bought his score to twenty-one by the end of the Tunisian Campaign  was awarded the DSO  then given command of 145 Spitfire Squadron in Italy. Leading this unit in the summer of 1944 he brought his score to twenty-eight  receiving a second bar to his DFC.  Towards the end of the war he became an RAF test pilot and later a member of the RAFs High Speed Flight. This was the start of a successful career as a test pilot after leaving the Service in 1948  having been awarded the AFC. Working for Hawkers  he became Chief Test Pilot and did all the major flight development on one of the most famous of all RAF peacetime aircraft - the Hawker Hunter  and with it took the world speed record in 1953.  Test Pilot was first published in 1953. This new edition has an additional chapter covering Neville Dukes flying life from that date  and also has appendices and index  not included in the earlier book  together with a completely new selection of photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67920320430133,"sku":"ByrdShop_0948817631","price":250.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780948817632.jpg?v=1794047888","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/test-pilot-9780948817632","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}