The Boys of Spring
In 2006, Symons released a World War II autobiography entitled The Boys of Spring. The 713-page book contains actual flight mission records, obtained by Symons through R.A.F. Records Division in Kew, England and many coming of age stories related to a young pilot's life in wartime Britain.
The Boys of Spring also contains Symons' research into the Clayton Knight Committee and the recruitment of 8,200 Americans by the Royal Canadian Air Force during a period of U.S. neutrality.
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