From Wings to Jackboots Author:Barry Keyter Barry Keyter always wanted to fly and at a very young age he joined the South African Air Force where he duly gained his "wings". As a volunteer he was obliged to serve wherever he was posted. This entailed a period as a fighter pilot in North Africa during World War II, after which he was transferred to the Italian campaign until he was shot do... more »wn in January 1944. He then spent three months on the run, hiding in the mountains, but was finally captured by the German Army and taken prisoner of war. This book is based on the diary the author kept during the war.« less