| Entry Text: | DELLER, Alan W. The Kid Glove Pilot: A Personal Account of Flying Sunderlands in World War Two. 207p., illus., index. Newtownards, County Down: Colourpoint Books, 2004. ISBN: 1904242200.
Immediately on the outbreak of war he enlisted and initially was trained as a saboteur for service in Romania and subsequently in the Mediterranean. He even held a commission in the Royal Navy for a time. However, he persisted with his desire to join the RAF and was particularly keen to pilot flying boats. This book is a detailed and fascinating account of all this and of his training and service in the RAF. |
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