The Wartime Diaries of Neville Duke by Squadron Leader Neville Duke and Norman Franks. The name of Neville Duke is well-known to historians and in aviation circles, not only as a distinguished wartime fighter pilot, but also as a highly regarded peace-time Test Pilot with the Hawker Aviation Company. During his time and career in southern England, North Africa and Italy, he kept a diary. The diaries reveal the innermost thoughts of a fighter pilot as he managed to cope with everyday life and death in a variety of opponents. This special edition has mounted onto the main front end title page an original signature of: Squadron Leader Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC**, AFC, MC(Cz) (see image below) Hardcover edition, published 1995