Flight Lieutenant Thomas 'Tommy' Rose DFC

Flight Lieutenant Thomas 'Tommy' Rose DFC WWI Fighter Ace, Record Breaker, Chief Test Pilot - His Remarkable Life in the Air Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2" Pages:328 Photos:100 black and white illustrations Publisher:Air World ISBN:9781526783820 Item No. 9781526783820 Flight Lieutenant Thomas ‘Tommy’ Rose, a First World War fighter ace, was a pioneer of private flying. He installed and managed the UK’s first fuel pump for private aviation at Brooklands before becoming Sales Manager for Phillips and Powis Aircraft Ltd. The chief flying instructor at several early flying schools, Tommy became the Chief Test Pilot for Miles Aircraft and was the winner of air races and pageants. He was undoubtedly a pilot who could always be relied on to amaze the onlookers with his fast, accurate stunts and low-level flying.Mentioned in Despatches in 1916 and awarded the DFC in 1918, Tommy was attacked in his