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Wing Commander Timothy Ashmead Vigors (22 March 1921 – 14 November 2003) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace during the Second World War, serving in the Battle of Britain and in the Far East. In civilian life, Vigors began the development of the Coolmore Stud that went on to transform the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses. Vigors's account of his wartime experiences was published posthumously in 2006 as ''Life's Too Short to Cry: The Inspirational Memoir of an Ace Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot''. ==Early life and education== Vigors was born at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, on 22 March 1921.〔(Obituary: Tim Vigors ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 19 November 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-29.〕 Although Vigors's father worked as a stockbroker, the family were landowners in County Carlow in Ireland and owned Tullamaine Castle stud in County Tipperary.〔Lees, John. "Death of Tim Vigors, visionary bloodstock agent, at 82",''The Racing Post'', 19 November 2003. (Link to the article on The Free Library. ) Retrieved 2012-10-29.〕 During the Battle of Britain, Vigors flew with the Irish tricolour painted onto his Spitfire's fuselage.〔Bradbury, David. "This magnificent man in his flying machine", ''The Daily Mail'', 11 May 2007. (Link to the article on InfoTrac National Newspapers Database (requires login). ) Retrieved 2012-10-29.〕 He grew up near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire and hunted with the Mendip from an early age.〔 He was educated at Eton College.〔"Obituary: Timothy Vigors",''The Times'', 27 November 2003. (Link to the article on Infotrac National Newspapers Database (requires login). ) Retrieved 2012-10-30.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Vigors」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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