Geoffrey Wellum
British Royal Air Force fighter pilot and Battle of Britain veteran who flew Spitfires with 92 Squadron in WWII; later served as a test pilot/instructor and authored the memoir 'First Light.'
Books
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1. First Light
The Story of a Fighter Pilot
A candid wartime memoir that follows a young Royal Air Force pilot’s journey from eager trainee to battle-hardened Spitfire pilot, detailing intense training, the terror and exhilaration of aerial combat during the Battle of Britain, the physical and psychological toll of injury and loss, and his later reflections on survival and the end of youthful innocence.