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Friday, May 29, 2009 | posted by Spitfire Site Editor | permalink

The update for today consists of two new articles in the Product News and Reviews section.

Fresh from a printing press and only released last week is Carol Gould's book "Spitfire Girls". I'm pleased to be the first on the web to offer a review of this new publication.
Another subject altogether is what may be the ultimate Spitfire gadget - a tiny 1/72 flying R/C model of this aircraft from Plantraco which opens up an entirely new prospect of putting up a dogfight in your living room!

posted by Anonymous on 16 Jun 2009 19:51:00 | permalink: Hearing a request on BBC Radio Devon for people to review this book i volunteered, after all any book with "Spitfire" in the title must be good, right? Wrong. Anyone like me reared on Biggles, Reach for the Sky, Fighter Boys etc will struggle here. I'm sure theres a good story to be told about the bravery of the women of the ATA, who performed a vital task in WW2, but does it need to be couched in such modern feminist tones? By 100 pages in we are well aware that all men are useless (or worse), all women are vain Amazons, and we have been given hints of lesbianism, rape and even incest. Not what the average reader of aviation literature, fiction or non, is used to. That, although surprising, would be ok if the book had a strong enough story to grip you, but a plethora of characters and scant regard for historical accuracy make it difficult to get into. Spitfires dont appear until 2/3 through, and then only in equal company of other aircraft the ATA ferried around. This book isnt a milestone in aviation fiction, more a casual read. Peter, Devon