Book description
Part 1 of 'Saint Praftu' describes the author's early childhood in
India, his wartime service in the RAF, and twenty years of civil
flying in Burma, India and Nepal. At one period during the War, he
belonged to the select group of pilots who undertook the hazardous
operation of flying Lysanders to France at night during the moon
periods, to land and pick up Resistance agents. Part 2 includes
graphic descriptions of dramatic events whilst ferrying pilgrims on
their annual visits to Mecca, extraordinary feats of survival in
appalling flying conditions, and hilarious adventures in Kathmandu
with Bahadur Singh, fellow resident in the famous Royal Hotel.
