Contents
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Acknowledgements
vii
Dedication
viii
The Author
ix
Prologue
xi
Part 1 Training
1 Awakening interest
1
2 Into uniform
3
3 More tests
5
4 Grading
6
5 No. 2 I.T.S. Kirton-in-Lindsey
10
6 Basic flying training
17
7 Twins
24
8 Faster and higher
37
9 Learning to fight
48
Part 2 Ad Arma Parati (et cetera)
10 In Transit, not so Gloria
53
11 "Get settled in"
57
12 Starting work
61
13 Sport and associated matters
64
14 To the end of 1953
69
15 Sylt, January 1954
78
16 Back to Jever
85
17 Extraneous duties and Jever life
93
18 Erhwald
102
19 Sabres!
107
20 Back to work again
112
21 Meppen
113
22 Summer 1954
116
23 Sylt again
123
24 Wunstorf
129
25 The end of 1954
132
26 Early 1955
136
27 Down to earth
140
28 Jever reprise
155
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