Desert Flying books...

[Sam Rutherford]

Anybody know one?

I have some great books on Bush flying, mountains etc. etc. but can't find anything at all on desert flying (either fixed wing or rotary)!

Thanks, Sam.

[homeguard]

Antoine de Saint-Exupery. 'The Wind, the Sun and the stars' and 'Southern Mail' to name only two by him. Saint-Exupery spent much of his flying life as a mail pilot ferrying across the Sahara Desert.

Saint-Exupery is probably best known for his wonderful childrens story: 'The Little Prince' which is full of brilliant but simple philosophy.

[skua]

I read the autobiography of Alex Kimball (I think I got that right) about 5 years ago. He flew fixed wing in the AAC in Oman and similar places. Very entertaining and instructive. However I have just tried to find it on Amazon, with no luck.

Skua

[rusty sparrow]

Going Solo - Roald Dahl's autobiography has some good stories of flying (and crashing) in the desert.

[AfricanEagle]

"Open cockpit over Africa" by Victor Smith (isbn 0 7985 0773 X)

Flying Cape Town to London in the 1930s and crashing in the Sahara, and how to survive walking 50 miles in the desert.

A good read.

[Justiciar]

I read the autobiography of Alex Kimball (I think I got that right) about 5 years ago. He flew fixed wing in the AAC in Oman and similar places. Very entertaining and instructive. However I have just tried to find it on Amazon, with no luck.


Amazon.co.uk: Think Like a Bird: An Army Pilot's Story: Alex Kimbell: Books (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1840371757/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)

Cracking good story :ok:. His accounts of training on an AOP9 and flying a DH Beaver are flying lessons in themselves.

[Floppy Link]

"War Diaries of Neville Duke"

lost of Desert Air Force stuff in there, fascinating read.

[snapper41]

'A Good Clean Fight' by Derek Robinson. Fiction; it's the sequel to the excellent 'Piece of Cake' and follows the fortunes of Hornet Sqn in the Western Desert campaign.