{"product_id":"a-soldier-in-the-cockpit-ron-w-pottinger-9780811733687","title":"A Soldier in the Cockpit: From Rifles to Typhoons in World War II","description":"I could see a carpet of twinkling lights from the ack ack all along the rail sidings which bordered the canal. I dove onto these with my cannons going. Then suddenly, when the attention of all the guns turned on me, I realized how foolhardy I was being. I ran the guns along the row of rail trucks--opened the throttle wide and pulled straight up for the clouds--with tracers crossing in front and on all sides of the plane.Ron Pottinger started the war as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers, then transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon. He flew dozens of dangerous ground attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down and taken prisoner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron W. Pottinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811733688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811733687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.04w x 0.63d","brand":"Ron W. Pottinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476869341439,"sku":"9780811733687","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6b46f2b-e447-49f7-ad23-a36927b19e0d.jpg?v=1715918396","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-soldier-in-the-cockpit-ron-w-pottinger-9780811733687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}