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Luck is my Shadow by Terry Adcock and published by Fonthill Media tells the story of a fighter and bomber pilot during the Cold War
"As a young boy during the Second World War, the seeds were sown to fly in the blue sky. Terry Adcock made up his mind with a great determination to reach for the sky in a Supermarine Spitfire. He joined the RAF but twists of fate caused him to become a nuclear bomber pilot. It was RAF policy not to shift from that complicated role to another and yet he pushed for change: he became an instructor, display pilot and made the final move to the single seat air defence Lightning. He eventually instructed on the Lightning and commanded two squadrons. Adcock’s original dream came true but it was complicated in a way that he had not envisaged. There were dangerous incidents, the loss of friends, the thirty-one moves of his family and the politics associated with senior rank. At the outset, he had not understood the demands of a Cold War or the need to sail the major oceans of the world with a sea-going admiral. The one compensation for his family was to live together on a tropical island for two years."
FM
Luck is my Shadow by Terry Adcock features:
●A riveting and absorbing memoir of an RAF Lightning fighter pilot
●Historically rich in detail with previously unpublished photographs
●Meticulously researched and of interest to the aviation and military historian as well as scale aviation modellers
●A RAF pilot’s view of the Cold War, which conveys the excitement, danger and comedy of flying during that momentous historic period. Crafted to satisfy all aviation enthusiasts, novice and professional alike’
Publication: 30 April 2020
Price: £30.00/$40.00
ISBN: 978-1-78155-798-3
Size: 234 x 156 mm
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 352 pages
Illustrations: 53 mono and colour
Rights: World, all languages
Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here – on Aeroscale.
FM
Luck is my Shadow by Terry Adcock features:
●A riveting and absorbing memoir of an RAF Lightning fighter pilot
●Historically rich in detail with previously unpublished photographs
●Meticulously researched and of interest to the aviation and military historian as well as scale aviation modellers
●A RAF pilot’s view of the Cold War, which conveys the excitement, danger and comedy of flying during that momentous historic period. Crafted to satisfy all aviation enthusiasts, novice and professional alike’
Publication: 30 April 2020
Price: £30.00/$40.00
ISBN: 978-1-78155-798-3
Size: 234 x 156 mm
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 352 pages
Illustrations: 53 mono and colour
Rights: World, all languages
Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here – on Aeroscale.
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