World War II Air Combat Novels

[Lant]

Ah damn I already know "Flight of Eagles"....But I had totally forgotten about it. Now I remember the quite cheesy plot It was indeed the only WWII-novel I ever read that involved air combat, it seems to be quite rare...

But thanks for the Derek Robinson ones, these I didnt know about.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Len Deighton - 'Goodbye Mickey Mouse', P-51's in europe.(Bit too much love interest for some though).

Elleston Trevor - 'Squadron Airborne', BoB action. Out of print but available second hand from Amazon.

Derek Robinson-Everything he's written, really!

If you can get hold of it, 'The Stories of Flying Officer X' by H.E. Bates is a classic collection of short stories,

'633 Squadron' by Frederick E Smith is also a classic and 1000% better than the film.

All the other books I have are historical or biographical I'm afraid.

[Fearless_1]

Fighter Pilot by Brig. General Olds, Robin.

Great World War II action, complete with the lot of utter bullshit anyone in the military knows about dealing with(paper work, over-zealous superiors, etc.)

Then it goes into Vietnam, and there are some awesome lessons to learn from Mr Olds viewpoint on that subject.

Let's just say he wasn't very..."presidential"

[Rjel]

Squadron Airborne is my favorite BoB novel too. I'd recommend Twelve O'clock High. I'd watched the film so many times I wasn't sure I'd like the book. It was an excellent read, slightly different than the movie but very enjoyable.

[ATAG_Doc]

Blackdog is the Oracle. Thanks for the recommendations.