First Light (Wellum book)
OCLC 48416722 | | |
First Light: The Story of the Boy Who Became a Man in the War-Torn Skies Above Britain is a 2002
Second World War
.
Synopsis
The book opens with Wellum's interview for the Royal Air Force and his training. It then shifts to his participation in the Battle of Britain and to his participation in Operation Pedestal, flying planes to Malta off an aircraft carrier. It then closes with him being grounded, recovering from sinusitis and then returning to duty as a test pilot.
Adaptation
It was adapted in 2010 as a
BBC 2 as part of the BBC's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of Battle of Britain, with Wellum himself narrating and the young Wellum played by Sam Heughan.[1][2]
References
External links
- First Light @ BBC Programmes
- First Light at IMDb
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