The Big Show some experiences of a French fighter pilot in the R.A.F.
Maker and role
Pierre Clostermann, Author
Oliver Berthoud, Translator
Production date
1969
Object detail
Accession number
7342
Description
Originally published as 'Le Grande cirque'. Paris: Flammarion, 1948. This translation originally published 1951. Translated from the French. Drawn from his wartime diary, The Big Show is the story of how Pierre Clostermann made it through the war. Pierre Clostermann DSO/DFC was one of the RAF's top scoring aces during World War II. Exiled from France at the beginning of the war, he joined the Air Force at the age of 19. He was to spend the next five years flying missions over France and Germany: attacking V1 flying bomb sites at tree-top height, saving damaged American bombers from predatory German fighters, engaging in dogfights and watching helplessly as his less fortunate friends fell to their deaths in the skies over the Channel. By his early twenties he was already France's premier fighter ace, with 33 confirmed kills to his name.
Signature/Marks and Type
E. W. Martyn
170 Bowmont St.
Invercargill Ink Stamp
170 Bowmont St.
Invercargill Ink Stamp
Media/Materials
Physical description
256 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
0701003723
9780701003722
9780701003722
Edition
This edition.
Other title
Le Grande cirque
The Big Show some experiences of a French fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force
The Big Show some experiences of a French fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force
Credit line
Pierre Clostermann et al. 1969. The Big Show some experiences of a French fighter pilot in the R.A.F., 7342. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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