Author Description

As the British people were fighting for their survival during WW2, one boy’s life began to flourish Not knowing his parents, years spent in a cruel London orphanage, physical abuse and having the only sibling he was aware of taken away from him… things weren’t looking good for Denis Elliott. But, as the Battle of Britain and the Blitz raged around him, Denis’s life began to change for the better. By 1944, Denis had been posted to Africa, survived Malaria, barely avoided a fatal crash and was captaining RAF B-24 Liberators out of India against Japanese forces in Burma, Malaya and Thailand, while also battling another enemy. After leaving the RAF for the final time in 1956, Denis adjusted to civilian life, yet reminders of his childhood were not far away. It wasn’t until Denis almost died in 2018 that he decided to tell his incredible life story; he revealed everything in this memoir in a raw and honest manner where nothing was off limits. And yet, as From Orphan to High-Flyer neared completion, Denis had to confront the greatest mystery of his life.