Passion for flight: Braving the hazards of aviation in war and peace (African aviation series)

Passion For Flight is an account of the outstanding flying careers of some of our most brilliant aviators whose achievements have helped place South Africa among the top achievers in world aviation. The stories take one back to the early days when flights over Africa posed immense dangers - uncharted, hostile territory, primitive instruments and no radio, with unreliable weather forecasts Then the stories of highly decorated pilots who were trained and fought in the RAF. "These stalwarts have many attributes in common during their years in the limelight. One of these was modesty."