Spirit of the Blue: Peter Ayerst - A Fighter Pilot's Story
By Hugh Thomas
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Peter joined the R.A.F. in 1938 on a short-service commission and was despatched to France when war broke out. After serving with legendary fighter ace Douglas Bader, Peter was posted to North Africa in 1942, where he was forced to crash-land his Hurricane in a minefield. He flew Spitfires on intruder sorties over France before and during D-Day, on bomber escort duty against V-weapons sites and in support of mass daylight raids deep into Germany. Awarded the D.F.C. in December 1944, he also flew as fighter escort to King George VI's Dakota. By the war's end, Peter had flown every mark of Spitfire and Hurricane in the R.A.F.'s inventory.
Hugh Thomas
Hugh Thomas is a surgeon and forensic expert of international repute. His 1979 book, ‘The Murder of Rudolf Hess’, caused a world-wide furore as it alleged that the prisoner in Spandau Gaol was not Rudolf Hess. His second book ‘Hess: A Tale of Two Murders’ precipitated a six month Scotland Yard inquiry which saw its report immediately suppressed.
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