NIGHT FIGHTER

Signed on the front end paper by 604 Squadron Aces

Wing Commander Edward Crew DSO* DFC*
Group Captain John Cunningham DSO** OBE DFC*
Wing Commander Michael Constable Maxwell DSO DFC
Wing Commander William Hoy DFC AFC

Collins First edition, first impression 1957. 382 pages and well illustrated with photographs.

Fine condition hardback book and Fine condition unclipped dustjacket.  The inside is clean, bright and it has the light ripple to the text block which is characteristic of the Collins first edition.

This is the classic account of the night war over Britain neatly signed by the main subject of the book, Group Captain John ‘Cats-eyes’ Cunningham and three fellow 604 Squadron night fighter pilots. Cunningham and Constable Maxwell both commanded 604 Squadron and Crew and Hoy served as Flight Commanders on 604 during the war.

Jimmy Rawnsley served as air-gunner and then as navigator to John Cunningham, the leading night fighter pilot of the Second World War, and remained so almost to the end. Robert Wright was also a Radar Operator on 604 squadron and this classic book describes their experiences on their night interceptions during and after the Battle of Britain.

Johnnie Johnson reviewed the book and wrote: ‘A great story: not only of night fighting but also of the hazards of seeking and stalking in the darkened skies. So entirely different from the quick thrust and parry of our own daylight duels against the Luftwaffe.’

A uniquely signed copy of this important RAF night fighter memoir.