First Light
Original Edition
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Narrated by:
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Andrew Brooke
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Geoffrey Wellum
About this listen
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of First Light by Geoffrey Wellum, read by Andrew Brooke.
Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF...
Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s.
Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return.
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- john adams
- 06-05-2024
A MUST GET! I hate that I’ve finished it… brilliantly written, a true masterpiece
I absolutely loved this book! Masterfully written, it brings the reader along through ever struggle, every emotion and every sweet victory.
This man has my full respect
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- Bruce
- 15-12-2022
Excellent
Really enjoyed this book. Well written and narrated. What a story he has to tell. At 20 years old he done more for his country than I’ve in a lifetime
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- Anonymous User
- 03-07-2024
Amazing Story
This is the best WW2 pilot account I have read, absolutely compelling. The detail of the story in both general terms and the specifics of the aviation side during the early training days was fascinating to listen to.
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- Tony Smithson
- 17-10-2018
Superb!!
Best narrator I have listened too. Fab story, what a life Geoffrey had, an inspiration to all
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- Anonymous User
- 24-05-2023
Appears realistic no bull
First light was a delightful listen with as a baby boomer realistic The author has a real good grasp of the English language and narrative keeps you alert at all times many thanks
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- Mr. Matthew D. Jackson
- 25-06-2022
brilliant autobiography
excellent and deeply moving recounting of becoming a combat pilot at just 18 yrs of age during WW2
recommend this wholeheartedly
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- Murray Lachlan Maclean
- 21-11-2023
Fabulous
Well written, extremely well read, and a great story to boot. What’s there not to like?
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- Richard O.
- 22-04-2019
A fighter pilot’s grand story
Most stories of flying and pilots are relatively engaging, but Geoffrey Wellum’s personal account of his achievements and survival as an RAF Spitfire pilot in WWII during the most perilous times of the air war and particularly during the Battle of Britain is exceptional and deeply personal. Flying along with Geoffrey was a privilege, and as a fighter pilot who flew aircraft far more sophisticated and complex than Spitfires decades later, I was humbled, enthralled, and deeply impressed by the unrelenting, visceral and existential nature of what this young man endured in those dark times.
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- Robert Lilley
- 12-03-2020
First Light is very good
Very enjoyable! Great narration. A good story of a fighter pilot during the WW2. His account of the war was fascinating.
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- KNOBBY
- 11-03-2019
Great listen.
Enjoyed this audio very much. Quite a few humorous moments. Recognised many famous pilots from previous books.
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