Fifty Years of Flying Fun by Rod Dean

摘要

Of the many talented pilots who have been part of the warbird display scene, relatively few have committed a memoir to paper. Now Rod Dean has done so, but, of course, his career has been about far more than historic aircraft and display flying. The richness of his experiences shines through when reading 'Fifty Years of Flying Fun', as does the great enjoyment Rod has always derived from aviation. There are some lovely stories in here - take, for example, the tale of how he wrote as a teenager to various air forces who were then retiring their classic piston-engined aircraft. As recorded in a Daily Mail cutting, the Israelis responded, saying he could have a Mosquito FB6 if he was able to arrange a ferry pilot to fly it. A shame it didn't happen!