Tiger Squadron

Tiger Squadron By Wing Commander Ira (Taffy) Jones is a collectable book published in 1954 “This is the glorious story of one of the greatest fighter squadrons of all time, told by its oldest member, the famous air ace, Wing Commander Ira (Taffy) Jones. It is, however, much more than the history of a single squadron, for in setting down his narrative the author tells what is virtually the whole thrilling story of air fighting from the days of the old R.F.C. in France right up to and after the Battle of Britain. As such, it will be read with pride and pleasure by every man who ever served in the flying forces of Britain in either- or both-_-world wars. No man could be better qualified to write this epic story than Wing Commander Jones for he is perhaps the only living airman who flew fighter aircraft in the two great wars. He himself accounted for 40 enemy planes in com-bat, and it was "Taffy" Jones who trained so many of the FEW. The story of "Tiger' Squadron will rank as one of the great war books because it is infused throughout with that curious blend of humility and indomitable courage which has always been the splendour and the symbol of Britain's air fighters. Here, in the simple, unadorned language of the typical flying-man, is the answer to the pompous boasts of Kessel-ring and other chroniclers of the "master-race" who have sought to whitewash Germany's resounding defeats in her two attempts at world domination. The author makes no attempt to deify the many gallant figures who pass across the pages of this book, or to magnify their achievements. The facts speak for themselves. It is a stirring record that cannot fail to bring a tingle of pride to every true Briton who reads it.”