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This book examines the story of Flt Lt James E. Storey, from his early childhood in Argentina, his career with the Royal Air Force, and his subsequent record-breaking return flight to Argentina in a Spitfire PR XI.Following his operational training in Africa at the outbreak of the Second World War, Flt Lt James Storey was first posted to 237 Squadron, before returning to the UK for PR training. Storey later served with 542, 543, and 519 Squadrons until the end of the war. Post-war Britain, however, was not a great place for demobbed aviators, and the jobs were not forthcoming. In light of these difficulties, Storey chose to return to Argentina, where he accepted a position as a traffic officer with BSAA in Buenos Aires.Inspired by his wartime experience, Storey recognized the business potential of photographing the world from above and obtained a Spitfire PR XI from the Aircraft Disposal Department of the MoS. In order to save time, he made the decision to fly the aircraft across the Atlantic. The trip was made in company of a BSAA Lancastrian, and the crossing of the South Atlantic, a distance of 1,800 miles, was completed in eight hours and forty minutes—the longest Spitfire flight up to that date.Spitfire Across the Atlantic examines the story of Flt Lt James E. Storey, from his early childhood in Argentina, his career with the Royal Air Force, and his subsequent record-breaking return flight to Argentina in a Spitfire PR XI.
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Ricardo Lezon was born in Buenos Aires in 1965 and spent his childhood exploring airfields and assembling kits. He studied journalism at Universidad Catolica Argentina, starting his career as aviation historian in 1996. Since then, he has published his material in the UK and United States. He also contributed with several authors. In 2000, he began the research that resulted in this book. Currently, he specializes in post-war aviation. He has travelled to most Latin American countries and Europe, alternating his surfing trips with visits to airfields and aviation museums. He lives in Buenos Aires, with his son Tomas.
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SPITFIRE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
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Condizione: New. Hardback 194 pages with 18 colour / 52 black-and-white photograpsPublished Price £30 Spitfire Across the Atlantic tells the remarkable story of Flight Lieutenant James Elwyn Storey, the Anglo-Argentine RAF reconnaissance pilot who flew a Spitfire PR XI 1,800 miles across the South Atlantic in a record-breaking flight.Storey trained as a pilot in Africa before serving with RAF Nos. 542, 543 and 519 Squadrons during the Second World War. Flying unarmed, high-altitude photographic-reconnaissance aircraft, he undertook demanding missions over occupied Europe, gathering intelligence on German military activity. Among his assignments were sorties over V-1 flying-bomb sites in the Calais-Abbeville area as part of the Allied 'Crossbow' programme.After the war, with limited prospects for aviation employment in Britain, Storey decided to return to Argentina and establish an aerial photography business. He purchased a surplus Spitfire PR XI from the Ministry of Supply's Aircraft Disposal Department and, rather than ship the aircraft across the Atlantic, resolved to fly it home.Assisted with navigation by a British South American Airways Lancastrian, Storey completed the formidable 1,800-mile South Atlantic crossing in eight hours and forty minutes, establishing what was then the longest single flight ever made by a Spitfire.Drawing upon original archival documentation, first-hand accounts and previously unpublished photographs, Ricardo Martin Lezon's 2024 study traces Storey's career from wartime reconnaissance over Europe to his exceptional transatlantic achievement, combining RAF operational history with the story of a pilot who pushed the celebrated Spitfire far beyond its conventional operational limits. Book. Codice articolo 31549
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Hardback. Condizione: Good. On the morning of 24 December 1943, 542 Squadron's intelligence officer briefed Flt Lt J. Storey on covering Crossbow sites in the Calais-Abbeville areas. He was airborne at 11 a.m. and set course in his Spitfire for the French coast, passing over London at 15,000 feet. The weather was perfect over the Channel, so he levelled off and 'harried' to Dunkirk and then set course to Abbeville. Some 50 miles before reaching the objective, noisy oscillations in his earphones gave warning that the German anti-aircraft battery caught the intruder aircraft in the radar beam they used to direct fire. Occasionally, he rolled the Spitfire up on her side to check beneath him. To conserve fuel, he began a gradual climb up through 40,000 feet and levelled off at 41,500 feet. Over the objective, he lined up the aircraft and began his runs. He took photos of everything on his list of objectives. Unmolested by flak, he spent as much time over the objective as possible and then turned home. As he was flying over the North Sea, he was unaware that a special trip was waiting for him in a not so far future. Codice articolo 00100086536
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. On the morning of 24 December 1943, 542 Squadron's intelligence officer briefed Flt Lt J. Storey on covering Crossbow sites in the Calais-Abbeville areas. He was airborne at 11 a.m. and set course in his Spitfire for the French coast, passing over London at 15,000 feet. The weather was perfect over the Channel, so he levelled off and 'harried' to Dunkirk and then set course to Abbeville. Some 50 miles before reaching the objective, noisy oscillations in his earphones gave warning that the German anti-aircraft battery caught the intruder aircraft in the radar beam they used to direct fire. Occasionally, he rolled the Spitfire up on her side to check beneath him. To conserve fuel, he began a gradual climb up through 40,000 feet and levelled off at 41,500 feet. Over the objective, he lined up the aircraft and began his runs. He took photos of everything on his list of objectives. Unmolested by flak, he spent as much time over the objective as possible and then turned home. As he was flying over the North Sea, he was unaware that a special trip was waiting for him in a not so far future. This is the story of former PR pilot Flight Lieutenant James Elwyn Storey and his epic flight across the Atlantic Ocean in Spitfire PR XI LV-NMZ. Starting with his operations in North East Africa, he moves on to cover his daring PR sorties over occupied Europe and Met Flights over the North Sea. This work also covers the preparation for his flight. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781781553572
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Hardback. Condizione: Good. On the morning of 24 December 1943, 542 Squadron's intelligence officer briefed Flt Lt J. Storey on covering Crossbow sites in the Calais-Abbeville areas. He was airborne at 11 a.m. and set course in his Spitfire for the French coast, passing over London at 15,000 feet. The weather was perfect over the Channel, so he levelled off and 'harried' to Dunkirk and then set course to Abbeville. Some 50 miles before reaching the objective, noisy oscillations in his earphones gave warning that the German anti-aircraft battery caught the intruder aircraft in the radar beam they used to direct fire. Occasionally, he rolled the Spitfire up on her side to check beneath him. To conserve fuel, he began a gradual climb up through 40,000 feet and levelled off at 41,500 feet. Over the objective, he lined up the aircraft and began his runs. He took photos of everything on his list of objectives. Unmolested by flak, he spent as much time over the objective as possible and then turned home. As he was flying over the North Sea, he was unaware that a special trip was waiting for him in a not so far future. Codice articolo CIN1781553572G
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Hardback. Condizione: New. On the morning of 24 December 1943, 542 Squadron's intelligence officer briefed Flt Lt J. Storey on covering Crossbow sites in the Calais-Abbeville areas. He was airborne at 11 a.m. and set course in his Spitfire for the French coast, passing over London at 15,000 feet. The weather was perfect over the Channel, so he levelled off and 'harried' to Dunkirk and then set course to Abbeville. Some 50 miles before reaching the objective, noisy oscillations in his earphones gave warning that the German anti-aircraft battery caught the intruder aircraft in the radar beam they used to direct fire. Occasionally, he rolled the Spitfire up on her side to check beneath him. To conserve fuel, he began a gradual climb up through 40,000 feet and levelled off at 41,500 feet. Over the objective, he lined up the aircraft and began his runs. He took photos of everything on his list of objectives. Unmolested by flak, he spent as much time over the objective as possible and then turned home. As he was flying over the North Sea, he was unaware that a special trip was waiting for him in a not so far future. Codice articolo LU-9781781553572
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Hardback. Condizione: New. On the morning of 24 December 1943, 542 Squadron's intelligence officer briefed Flt Lt J. Storey on covering Crossbow sites in the Calais-Abbeville areas. He was airborne at 11 a.m. and set course in his Spitfire for the French coast, passing over London at 15,000 feet. The weather was perfect over the Channel, so he levelled off and 'harried' to Dunkirk and then set course to Abbeville. Some 50 miles before reaching the objective, noisy oscillations in his earphones gave warning that the German anti-aircraft battery caught the intruder aircraft in the radar beam they used to direct fire. Occasionally, he rolled the Spitfire up on her side to check beneath him. To conserve fuel, he began a gradual climb up through 40,000 feet and levelled off at 41,500 feet. Over the objective, he lined up the aircraft and began his runs. He took photos of everything on his list of objectives. Unmolested by flak, he spent as much time over the objective as possible and then turned home. As he was flying over the North Sea, he was unaware that a special trip was waiting for him in a not so far future. Codice articolo LU-9781781553572
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