This 1999 First Edition hardback is in excellent condition. The book has been enhanced with an extremely large original pencil drawing portrait remarque of Kingcome by Steve Teasdale. It also features a genuine Kingcome pencil signature mounted on the title page. This highly collectable book is rare to find in such good condition and this particular copy is a definite one-off. 
Brian Kingcome joined 65 Squadron at Hornchurch on 30th July 1938 and was still serving with it in 1940.
On 27th May Kingcome joined 92 Squadron at Northolt as ‘A’ Flight Commander.
He claimed two He111s destroyed and another probably destroyed on 2nd June, shared in destroying Ju88s on 10th and 24th July, probably destroyed a Me109 on 9th September, destroyed a He111 on the 11th, damaged two Me109s on the 14th, damaged a Do17 on the 15th and shared a Ju88, probably destroyed a He111 and damaged another on the 18th.
Kingcome destroyed a Me109 on the 23rd, damaged a Ju88 and a Me109 on the 24th, got a probable Do17, damaged another, shared a Ju88 and damaged two others on the 27th, destroyed a Me109 on 11th October, destroyed two more and damaged a third on the 12th and destroyed another on the 13th.
On 15th October Kingcome was shot down in combat with Me109s. He baled out, wounded, and was admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital at Chatham.
His Spitfire, X4418, crashed at Wybornes Farm, High Halstow.
Kingcome was awarded the DFC (gazetted 25th October 1940).
He rejoined 92 Squadron on 23rd December 1940 after recovering. On 16th June 1941 he probably destroyed a Me109 and on 24th July destroyed another. Kingcome was posted away in August to 61 OTU as a Flight Commander. He returned to operations in February 1942, taking command of 72 Squadron at Gravesend.
He damaged a Fw190 on 15th April and got a probable Me109 on 27th May. In late June 1942 Kingcome was promoted to Acting Wing Commander, to lead the Kenley Wing. On 27th August he damaged a Fw190.
He was posted in late 1942 to Charmy Down, where the Fighter Leaders School was being formed.
He was awarded the DSO (gazetted 15th December 1942).
In May 1943 Kingcome was posted to Malta, to lead 244 Wing, which flew in support of the Eighth Army in Sicily and Italy. After the invasion of Italy he was promoted to Acting Group Captain.