Hornet Flight

Hornet Flight is a World War II based spy thriller written by British author Ken Follett. The U.S. hardcover edition was published by Dutton Books in 2002; the paperback printing (ISBN 0451210743) from Signet Books followed in 2003.

Related Topics:
World War II - British - Ken Follett - Hardcover - Dutton Books - 2002 - Signet Books - 2003

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This novel generated some controversy when a veteran of the Royal Air Force, Alan Frampton, wrote to Follett to complain about a character in the prologue to the story, "Charles Ford" - a black RAF officer. Frampton, who resides in Zimbabwe, claimed that there were no black officers in the RAF, and accused Follett of including the character as a "sop" to black people. Ulric Cross, a black former RAF squadron leader and the man on whom the character of Charles Ford was based, refuted Frampton's claims in an article published in the Trinidad Express. Over 250 Trinidadians alone served in the RAF during World War II.

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Royal Air Force - Zimbabwe - Squadron leader - Trinidad Express - Trinidad

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