Twelve Great Years
My time in the Royal Air Force
Language: English - ISBN: 9789403747637 - 74 pages
£9.99
Synopsis
The year was 1951. By a stroke of good fortune, an opportunity arose for a free weekend trip to the aircrew assessment centre at RAF Hornchurch and the chance to embark on a career as an RAF pilot. This seemed like something that was too good to pass up. The following pages detail David’s personal account of his time spent serving as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, complied from flight logbooks, journals and photo albums.
It includes tales of circumnavigating the globe, near fatal experiences when flying transport and reconnaissance missions, as well as unfortunate instances of friends and comrades lost in the line of duty. But above all it provides the reader with a truly honest and detailed description of what life was like living and working as an RAF pilot during a time of great social change and international tensions. The 12 years which David served in the RAF (1951-1963) was marked with events that have only become more significant with the passage of time, including the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II, as well as Britain’s first atomic and hydrogen bomb tests on Australia’s mainland and Christmas Island in the Pacific, to name a few.
About David Phillips
IVOR ‘DAVID’ PHILLIPS was born in Birmingham, UK, in February 1933. David joined the RAF as a cadet pilot at age 18 and served as an officer for 12 years. Following his service, he later founded his own electrical wholesale company. He joined the Liberal Democrat party in 1973, was a long-time senior officer of the West Midlands Regional Party (WMRP) and President from the late 1990’s to 2011. During this time, he also served as the ‘Chair of Chairs’ within The English Council. He ran as a parliamentary candidate for both the Worcestershire South constituency in 1979 and 1983, and the Ludlow constituency in 1987 and 1992, as well as a European candidate in 1984. David is also a passionate historian and public speaker. He has given talks on a wide array of topics, including his published a book entitled The Castle at Elmley, which details the history of the Norman castle which once stood above the village that he and his wife June have lived in since he left the RAF in 1963.
Product specifications
| Binding | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | Monday, 30 December 2024 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 9789403747637 |
| Pagecount | 74 |
| Interior color | Black/white |
| Size | 135 x 215 mm |
| Author | David Phillips |
| Category | History and politics > Biographies and memoirs |