In his bestselling Night after Night, Max Lambert wrote about courageous New Zealanders in Bomber Command. In this long-awaited companion volume, he profiles their daytime counterparts - pilots of single-engined day fighters in Fighter Command.
New Zealanders, some of them still in their teens, flew in Britain and Europe from 3 September 1939 until the very last actions in May 1945. They flew in Norway and France in 1940, in the historic and decisive Battle of Britain and then for the next five years until the ultimate defeat of Germany.
This is the story of New Zealand participation in Fighter Command, and later in the Second Tactical Air Force (2TAF) which had the prime attack role post-invasion. It recounts in detail the stories of some of the men who took part in these defining events, the men who lived - and died - flying piston-engined fighters that reached a peak of design and performance just before the dawn of the jet age.
Stories about many of the men have never been told before, contributing to an absorbing and long-overdue tribute to our fighter pilots in World War II.
About the Author:
Max Lambert spent most of his working life with the New Zealand Press Association Wellington, and reported for the news agency from Sydney (1969-71), from Washington (1975-80) and from the Antarctic in the summer of 1974-75. He still works occasionally for NZPA. He co-authored The Wahine Disaster in 1968 and wrote November Gold, an account of New Zealand horses in the Melbourne Cup, in 1985 before Night after Night in 2005. He and his wife live in Wellington.
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