Born in 1921 in Curitiba, Brazil, to a French diplomatic family, Clostermann developed a passion for aviation at a young age, earning his private pilot’s license in his teens.
He was integrated into the RAF, flying Supermarine Spitfires and later Hawker Tempests. He flew over 430 operational sorties during the war. Pierre Clostermann Le Grand Cirque.epub
: Clostermann captures the "chilling" frequency with which friends and comrades are lost, often without warning or ceremony. Born in 1921 in Curitiba, Brazil, to a

