Battle of Britain
- Authors
- Priestley, Chris
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Tags
- historical , childrens , war , young adult
- ISBN
- 9780439994231
- Date
- 2002-04-19T07:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.69 MB
- Lang
- en
OCTOBER 1940 I was out, free of my aircraft, tumbling wildly in the air. I pulled the ripcord. I was jerked back by the parachute as air punched into it and I swung there like a puppet, winded and gasping for breath. I looked down at my leg. It felt like a bear was gnawing on it but it was still in one piece. For now, anyway. Then I heard it-right behind me. An Me 109 diving towards me, guns blazing. There was nothing I could do. Nowhere I could go. Shells whistled past me on either side. I just thought, OK then. if this is it, OK. Maybe my turn had finally come...