Richard Hillary
Subtitle: the definitive biography of a Battle of Britain Second World War fighter pilot and author of The last enemy
By: David Ross.
Publisher: Grub Street
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Subjects: Hillary, Richard, 1919-1943.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- Biography.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, no. 603 -- History.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.; Fighter pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-392) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER 1. The Early Years; title: CHAPTER 2. Shrewsbury; title: CHAPTER 3. Oxford; title: CHAPTER 4. Call Up/Flying Training; title: CHAPTER 5. Lizzies, Not Spits!; title: CHAPTER 6. Spitfire Pilot!; title: CHAPTER 7. Gin Ye Daur - No.603 (City of Edinburgh) Fighter Squadroi; title: CHAPTER 8. Operational Fighter Pilot; title: CHAPTER 9. Horchurch. South at Last!; title: CHAPTER 10. Shot Down!; title: CHAPTER 11. The Long Road Back; title: CHAPTER 12. The Maestro; title: CHAPTER 13. Ward 3; title: CHAPTER 14. America/The Writing of The Last Enemy; title: CHAPTER 15. Mary; title: CHAPTER 16. The Last Enemy; title: CHAPTER 17. Return to Flying; title: CHAPTER 18. The Death of Richard Hillary/The Last Flight; title: CHAPTER 19. Tributes; title: APPENDIX A. No.603 (City of Edinburgh) Fighter Squadron, RAuxAF; title: APPENDIX B. Some biographies; title: APPENDIX C. The J.B. Proudfoot lifeboat; title: The manuscripts of Richard Hillary; title: Bibliography:; title: 1. Published Sources; title: 2. Manuscript Sources; title: Photograph acknowledgements; title: Index.