Description: Tony Leicester was one of many high school graduates who trained as a pilot and at the tender age of nineteen found himself in charge of a crew setting out to make their contribution to winning the war. That training was minimal and accidents frequent becomes painfully evident as he takes us through his experiences in Canada, Europe and across the Middle East. Inexperience, unreliable aircraft and treacherous weather, to say nothing of a determined enemy, all conspired to severely test the skills, ingenuity and luck of the young aviators who, if they stayed alive, quickly become men.
