First light : the true story of the boy who became a man in the war-torn skies above Britain by Geoffrey Wellum


"Geoffrey Wellum was one of the youngest fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain. Enlisting in the RAF weeks before the outbreak of World War 2, Wellum found himself fighting the Germans as a Spitfire pilot at just 18 years of age. This is his gripping memoir of his experiences. " - Editorial Reviews