Picture 1 of 2
A Spitfire Girl: One of the World's Greatest Female ATA Fer... by Melody Foreman
8M+ feedback. Millions of books, dvds & more in stock!
Condition:
2 available / 67 sold
Postage:
Located in: GB, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 98.7% positive Feedback
Registered as a business seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:143399348823
Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- A Spitfire Girl: One of the World's Greatest Female ATA Ferry ...
- ISBN
- 1526756617
- EAN
- 9781526756619
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Date of Publication
- 20190507
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Release Title
- A Spitfire Girl: One of the World's Greatest Female ATA Ferry ...
- Artist
- Melody Foreman
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- A Spitfire Girl: One of the World's Greatest Female Ata Ferry Pilots Tells Her Story
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Topic
- Government
- Item Width
- 156mm
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
About this product
Product Information
We visualise dashing and daring young men as the epitome of the pilots of the Second World War, yet amongst that elite corps was one person who flew no less than 400 Spitfires and seventy-six different types of aircraft and that person was Mary Wilkins. Her story is one of the most remarkable and endearing of the war, as this young woman, serving as a ferry pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary, transported aircraft for the RAF, including fast fighter planes and huge four-engine bombers. On one occasion Mary delivered a Wellington bomber to an airfield, and as she climbed out of the aircraft the RAF ground crew ran over to her and demanded to know where the pilot was! Mary said simply: I am the pilot! Unconvinced the men searched the aircraft before they realised a young woman had indeed flown the bomber all by herself. After the war she accepted a secondment to the RAF, being chosen as one of the first pilots, and one of only three women, to take the controls of the new Meteor fast jet. By 1950 the farmer's daughter from Oxfordshire with a natural instinct to fly became Europe's first female air commandant. In this authorised biography the woman who says she kept in the background during her ATA years and left all the glamour of publicity to her colleagues, finally reveals all about her action-packed career which spans almost a century of aviation, and her love for the skies which, even in her nineties, never falters. She says: I am passionate for anything fast and furious. I always have been since the age of three and I always knew I would fly. The day I stepped into a Spitfire was a complete joy and it was the most natural thing in the world for me. AUTHOR: Melody Foreman is a qualified journalist and graduate with experience in newspapers and television documentaries. She is the author of the best-selling 'Bomber Girls' and has also written two books about the history of Kent. Melody is a contributor to Britain at War magazine and is editor of the Kent Battle of Britain Museum magazine. She maintains an avid interest in the Air Transport Auxiliary, the social history and reportage of both world wars, vintage aviation, film studies, literature and Dutch art.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781526756619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24046548323
Product Key Features
Book Title
A Spitfire Girl: One of the World's Greatest Female Ata Ferry Pilots Tells Her Story
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Government
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED
Debbie Nicholl
Mulberry House
Woods Way
Goring-by-sea
West Sussex
BN12 4QY
United Kingdom
Value added tax number:
- DE 281042328
- EL 996857788
- ES N8267548I
- FR 27823676960
- GB 922696893
- IT 00185819992
Trade registration number:
- 06437594
I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations.
CRN Number:
- 06437594
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:143399348823
Postage and packaging
Item doesn't post to United States
Item location:
GB, United Kingdom
Posts to:
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Croatia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Worldwide
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Germany, Libya, Nauru, Russian Federation, Somalia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Yemen
| Dispatch time |
|---|
| Will usually dispatch within 1 working day of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales tax for an item #143399348823
Sales tax for an item #143399348823
Seller collects sales tax/VAT for items dispatched to the following states:
| County | VAT rate |
|---|
Returns policy
| After receiving the item, cancel the purchase within | Return postage |
|---|---|
| 30 days | Buyer pays for return postage |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
| Return policy details |
|---|
| Returns accepted |
Most Buy It Now purchases are protected by the Consumer Rights Directive, which allow you to cancel the purchase within seven working days from the day you receive the item. Find out more about your rights as a buyer and exceptions.
Payment details
Payment methods
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (12,753,773)
This item (34)
All items (12,753,773)
n***n (838)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Thanks
1***e (1364)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Excellent.
e***3 (104)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
5***** seller, quick dispatch, and book in lovely condition.
h***n (1521)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Not having had this film since I got rid of my VHS copy years ago, so happy to finally have the film again. Just typical that I give up on Blu-ray copies and by this to have Blu-ray copies appear for sale.
a***o (995)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Speedy delivery as always thanks
0***b (265)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great introduction to wood carving. Arrived quickly.
More to explore:
- Melody Maker Magazines,
- January Melody Maker Magazines,
- February Melody Maker Magazines,
- Melody Maker August Magazines,
- Melody Maker Weekly Magazines,
- November Melody Maker Magazines,
- December Melody Maker Magazines,
- 1970s Music, Melody Maker Magazines,
- Melody Maker Magazines in English,
- Melody Maker Music, 1960s Magazines