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Derek Robinson (born 1932 ) is a British author best known for his Military Aviation novels full of Black Humour . He was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1971 for his first novel, '' Goshawk Squadron ''. Robinson served in the Royal Air Force as a fighter plotter.

Novels set in Squadron s of the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) during the First World War :

'' Goshawk Squadron '' ( 1971 ) is set in 1918 with the squadron flying the S.E.5a .

'' War Story '' ( 1987 ) is set in 1916 with Hornet Squadron flying the F.E.2b .

'' Hornet's Sting '' ( 1999 ) is set in 1917 with Hornet Squadron flying the Sopwith Pup and the Bristol F.2B Fighter .

Novels set in RAF squadrons during the Second World War :

'' Piece Of Cake '' ( 1983 ) is set during the Phony War and Battle Of Britain with Hornet Squadron flying the Hurricane . There is a TV mini-series (1988) with the same name based on this book.

'' A Good Clean Fight '' ( 1993 ) covers the Desert Air Force during 1942 with Hornet Squadron flying the Curtiss Tomahawk .

'' Damned Good Show '' ( 2002 ) covers RAF Bomber Command 's early bomber operations and has fictional No. 409 Squadron RAF flying the Handley Page Hampden .

Novels about spying during the Second World War:

'' Kramer's War '' ( 1977 )

'' The Eldorado Network '' ( 1979 )

'' Artillery Of Lies '' ( 1991 )

Other books include:

'' Kentucky Blues '' ( 2002 ), about life in a nineteenth-century American town.

'' Rotten With Honour '' ( 1973 ), about Cold War-espionage.

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