Popeye's War - A Biography of Wing Commander F.J. Lucas, DFC and Bar in War and Peace

L.J. Lucas, 1996. Multiple copies, please enquire as to condition.

A biography of the New Zealander aviator Frederick John Lucas, including his activities with the RNZAF during World War II. Lucas might not have followed a career in aviation had it not been for the sheer determination which characterised his life. From the moment his application to undertake service flying in New Zealand was turned down, and he was told it would be a waste of time to make his way to England and attempt to join the RAF, he was determined to prove the bureaucrats wrong. Thus, began a quite extraordinary flying career...