Bouncer's Battle - Tony Rea (Paperback) 01-06-2024

A brand new fighter pilot adventure series! For fans of Derek Robinson, James Holland, Frank Barnard and Jack Higgins. A young recruit is thrown into the deep end... England, 1939: When Gus Beaumont completes his training in June 1939, he is given the nickname ‘Bouncer’ for his less than smooth landings. Despite that, he is an excellent flyer, and his Polish-British heritage inspires the secretive Wing Commander Sir Alexander Peacock to set him on a mission. The British are aware that Poland is likely to fall to Germany and they are desperate to get the Polish fighter pilots to safety beforehand so they can continue fighting against the Reich. Gus’s cousin, Sta? Rosen, is a Polish fighter pilot and Gus is sent to persuade him to pass the message on to those in charge. By the time Gus returns to England, war has been declared, and after some tough battles against the Luftwaffe, Sta? manages to escape from Poland. Gus is jealous of Sta?’s tales of adventures as he finds himself once more stuck in training, and failing to see any action. But all that will change when Gus is sent to fight in the Battle of Britain…