roving, by a strange co-incidence I am reading Flt Lt David Crook's account of 208's sister squadron, 209, and one of its pilots BoB. The devastating losses of Dunkirk and the start of the BoB (the Battle of Weymouth in particular) mercifully gave way to growing success as the simple truth that height was everything was qickly learned. This account was published shortly after the BoB, and Flt Lt Crook DFC died in 1944. The loss of friends and colleagues, even ex-school friends, on the squadron was keenly felt but the resilience of youth shines throughout. This book is currently available free as a Kindle download here:-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spitfire-Pi...Spitfire+Pilot