The Boy from Tacarigua (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789768226228)

Born in 1914 in Trinidad, West Indies, Garth Lyder, "The Boy from Tacarigua" (a village in Trinidad) gives a lively and very personal account of his growing up in a Methodist household in a British West Indian colony. As a young teenager, he falls in love with flying aeroplanes, and over the many years of his long life, he follows his dream of becoming a pilot. In Garth's case, it is not a straight line, but rather takes him to work in an airplane factory in Bristol, then to the RAF where he becomes a pilot, is shot down and gets awarded the DFC while in a German prison camp, then through the length and breadth of Africa where he takes on passengers as a private pilot, and finally back to his native Trinidad where he serves as a commercial pilot in the newly-founded national airline, BWIA. A must-read for everybody interested in the Second World War, the RAF, or just to read about "long-time Trinidad". Garth Lyder just celebrated his 96th birthday and lives in London.

Author: Garth Lyder
ISBN-10: 9768226226
ISBN-13: 9789768226228
Publisher: Jenny Lyder
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2010
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d
Large Print