photographer for LIFE Magazine, for whom he worked between September 1952 and September 1972. During his time with LIFE, he covered several conflicts, including Biafra, Congo, and the Vietnam War, and spent three months on tour with a then little-known band called The Beatles. When LIFE folded in 1972, Spencer moved to People magazine, where he spent the ensuing 20 years. He authored and published two books, the first a renowned coffee table book about The Beatles ('It was Thirty Years Ago Today'), and the second an autobiography ('Living Dangerously'), which he co-authored with his wife. Following his death in February 2009, The Times published a glowing obituary of a man who was a real-life adventurer, and whose life and exploits were the very stuff of ‘Boys Own’ magazines. Statistics Key dates 1916–2016 Bases 1916–2016 Aircraft operated 1916–2016 Officers Commanding 1916–2021 Decorations awarded 1916–1946 Prisoners of War 1916–1918 & 1939–1945 Escapers and evaders 1939–1945 Guinea Pig Club members Roll of Honour 1916–2016 References Notes Bibliography Brew, Steve, Blood, Sweat and Valour. London: Fonthill Media, 2012. . Brew, Steve, Blood, Sweat and Courage. London: Fonthill Media, 2014. . Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. . Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons: A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents Since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. . Rawlings, John. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft''. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1969 (second edition 1976). . External links RAF Website – 41 Squadron Wattisham Squadrons – 41 Squadron 41 (F) Squadron RAF at War and Peace, April 1916 – March 1946 Blood, Sweat and Courage, 41 Squadron RAF Sep 1939 – Jul 1942 Blood, Sweat and Valour, 41 Squadron RAF Aug 1942 – May 1945 41 Squadron – The End of an Era RAF Web 41 Squadron History Wartime History of 41 Sqn RAF Wartime History of 41 Sqn RFC No 41 Squadron Association Military units and formations established in 1916 041 Squadron 041 Squadron Military units and formations of the Gulf War 1916 establishments in the United Kingdom