One of the Few: A Triumphant Story of Combat in the Battle of Britain

Johnny Kent grew up in Winnipeg and was bitten by the flying bug at an early age. He grabbed experience and flying hours wherever and whenever he could and was constantly on the lookout for a career in aviation. His chance came when he was offered a short service commission with the RAF in the 1930s. He shot down ten enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain and became the leader of one of the most successful fighter squadrons of the conflict - the famous Polish No. 303 Squadron. It is a story of triumphant achievement in combat and of a man whose air force career certainly picked him out as ‘One of the Few’. AUTHOR: Johnny Kent grew up in Winnipeg and was bitten by the flying bug at an early age. He became the youngest licensed pilot in Canada when he was only seventeen. He grabbed experience and flying hours wherever and whenever he could and was constantly on the lookout for a career in flying. His chance came when he was offered an RAF commission in the 1930s and the rest is history. He published his memoirs in 1971 and died in 1985. SELLING POINTS: . Revised, expanded edition with new introduction and epilogue by Alexandra Kent, daughter of Johnny Kent, a social anthropologist who is herself widely published . With new photographs, including many from the private family archives . Revealing and personalising the real man behind the legend and the effects of war on his life and family . Including unpublished material from the original typewritten manuscript . With accounts of his time off duty, at home and how he met his wife 30 b/w, 16 colour illustrations