Sky Tiger

This is the biography of the renowned WWII South African Spitfire pilot Adolf (Sailor) Malan. The book recounts how he rose in less than 15 months to be acknowledged as Britain's premier fighter pilot.

A born leader, a superb shot and an exceptional tactician, Malan honed his skills in the air battles over Dunkirk and later in his Spitfire during the Battle of Britain.

He escorted Horsa Gliders carrying some of the first British units into action during the D-Day landings and later became Station Commander at Biggin Hill.

Malan was a larger than life and heroic figure in an era which had more than its fair share of such men. He finished the war with the reputation both as one of the RAF's great fighter pilots and one of the leading tactical thinkers on the use of fighter aircraft in conflict.

Aceasta este biografia renumitului pilot sudafrican Spitfire Adolf (marinar) Malan. Cartea povesteste cum a crescut in mai putin de 15 luni pentru a fi recunoscut drept primul pilot de vanatoare din Marea Britanie. Un lider nascut, o lovitura superba si un tactician exceptional, Malan si-a perfectionat abilitatile in luptele aeriene de peste Dunkerque si mai tarziu in Spitfire in timpul bataliei. El a escortat Horsa Gliders care transporta unele dintre primele unitati britanice in actiune in timpul aterizarilor din ziua D. si mai tarziu a devenit comandant de gara la Dealul Biggin. Malan era o figura eroica si mai mare decat intr-o era care avea mai mult decat partea sa echitabila. a unor astfel de oameni.