Malta Spitfire

"I never knew Navarre or Nungesser, but what I learned about them — whom I deeply admired — confirms my belief that Beurling was the pilot in this war whom they would have liked the most. ‘ Pierre Clostermann, ’France's top fighter pilot" and greatest French ace of the Second World War, in Les Feux du ciel. 25,000 feet above Malta: this was the altitude at which the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis and Reggianes that arrived in waves escorting the Junkers and their cargoes of bombs. This is the story of one of those Spitfire pilots, George Beurling, a Canadian and a profound non-conformist, who recorded 27 aerial victories in just 14 days of combat.