Captain de Havilland's Moth

Captain de Havilland’s Moth is a joy. Every chapter is chock full of extraordinary people, evocative places and often jaw-dropping adventures. Alexander Norman brings to life a golden era in aviation history in such a vivid and entertaining way… I wish I’d thought of it! * Rowland White *A wonderfully affecting, highly entertaining, at times elegiac account of a legendary aircraft, and the colourful and courageous men and women who flew her * John Nichol *Norman’s thoroughly compelling history… delivers scrapes and soarings in equal, diverting measure * New Statesman *Brilliant… illuminating. One of the best books not just on de Havilland, but on aviation in general, to be published for some time * Pilot Magazine *Vivid and entertaining * TLS *

Alexander Norman was a professional soldier before taking a degree at Oxford University. He has written and co-written a number of top ten bestsellers, including Gurkha, with Colour-Sergeant Kailash Limbu. He also collaborated with the Dalai Lama on his autobiography, Freedom in Exile. An experienced Moth pilot himself, Alexander Norman’s family was at the centre of the Moth craze between the wars. His grandfather, a great-aunt, two great-uncles and, subsequently, his father and two uncles were all Moth owners.

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