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Get ready for high octane aviation action over the skies of Europe in World War Two.
Men go to war for many reasons. John Nash joined the RAF for some adventure. Now he just wants to survive and go home. Piet De Vaal fled Belgium in 1940 with the clothes on his back. He wants to return and take the fight to the enemy. Arthur Villiers has had a hard war with cruel turns of fortune. He just wants a chance to prove himself.
In war, technology advances fast as each side tries to gain an advantage. Just as biplanes of canvas and wire were replaced by metal monoplanes, piston engines have given way to jets. On the eve of the greatest invasion the world has ever seen, a quantum leap in technology is at last ready for battle. But bringing a new aircraft into service is no easy thing, prototypes suffer teething problems that must be solved first.
Trading in their trusty Spitfires for the newest fighters in the RAF arsenal, the squadron have been selected to make the jets operational. Using all of their experience, these battle hardened veterans must come together to show what the jets can really do in the crucible of combat.
Men go to war for many reasons. John Nash joined the RAF for some adventure. Now he just wants to survive and go home. Piet De Vaal fled Belgium in 1940 with the clothes on his back. He wants to return and take the fight to the enemy. Arthur Villiers has had a hard war with cruel turns of fortune. He just wants a chance to prove himself.
In war, technology advances fast as each side tries to gain an advantage. Just as biplanes of canvas and wire were replaced by metal monoplanes, piston engines have given way to jets. On the eve of the greatest invasion the world has ever seen, a quantum leap in technology is at last ready for battle. But bringing a new aircraft into service is no easy thing, prototypes suffer teething problems that must be solved first.
Trading in their trusty Spitfires for the newest fighters in the RAF arsenal, the squadron have been selected to make the jets operational. Using all of their experience, these battle hardened veterans must come together to show what the jets can really do in the crucible of combat.
334 pages, Hardcover
Published February 17, 2021
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November 21, 2020
An excellent read
The author has done an excellent job bringing to life the Meteors introduction into front line service. Great detail spread amongst a good fictional description of squadron life.
The characterization is excellent as is the pace of the novel as it follows the last year of the war in Europe. A must read for all aviation enthusiast and those who simply fancy a good read alike.
The author has done an excellent job bringing to life the Meteors introduction into front line service. Great detail spread amongst a good fictional description of squadron life.
The characterization is excellent as is the pace of the novel as it follows the last year of the war in Europe. A must read for all aviation enthusiast and those who simply fancy a good read alike.
October 12, 2020
Meteors at War
An interesting story about the RAF's first je t fighter and it's introduction to service and combat. It reads well with good character development . Not a subject I've seen covered in fiction before. Well worth a read.
An interesting story about the RAF's first je t fighter and it's introduction to service and combat. It reads well with good character development . Not a subject I've seen covered in fiction before. Well worth a read.
March 10, 2021
As a great fan of aviation stories found this one very enjoyable good story and good characters all in all recommended
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