Spitfire Pilot

Fighter pilot Lou Spence's story is one of bravery, leadership and love. Author John Spence draws on his father's wartime diaries, which he addressed to his young wife back in Perth. During World War 2, Lou Spence few in the Middle East against Rommel's forces, then defended Australia, flying spitfires against the Japanese. A courageous pilot, he went on to lead the RAAF 77 Squadron of Mustangs in the Korean War.



A replica of Lou Spence's Spitfire is in the Darwin Aviation Museum.