Description
Warburton’s War by Tony Spooner
The Life of Wing Commander Adrian Warburton DSO and Bar, DFC and two Bars, DFC USA
Hardback first edition with dust cover published by William Kimber & Co 1987
Book comes with Authors signature and dedication to Merle Olmsted. Olmsted spent his life in active duty with the U.S. Army Air Corp and Air Force, and was a member of the 357th Fighter Group with the 8th Air Force as Crew Chief for the P51 Mustangs flying out of Leiston Air Field, England during WWII. He was a noted historian and author of numerous articles and 3 books.
The book also comes with correspondence dated 1988 between Spooner, Olmsted and Carl Chapman on the theories behind Warburton’s disappearance on his final flight from Mount Farm in 1944 – this before Warburton’s remains were found in 2002, long after this book was published
Nevertheless an interesting lot
