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Shot down and in the drink : RAF and Commonwealth aircrews saved from the sea, 1939-1945 / Graham Pitchfork.
- Title
- Shot down and in the drink : RAF and Commonwealth aircrews saved from the sea, 1939-1945 / Graham Pitchfork.
- Author
- Pitchfork, Graham
- Publication
- Kew : National Archives, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Request in advance | D810.S45 G77 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- National Archives (Great Britain)
- Description
- xii, 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- The RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of aircrews during the Second World War, often in the most challenging conditions. This wide-ranging, authoritative account draws upon over 40 first-hand testimonies and official reports from the National Archives, as well as dramatic, previously unpublished photographs. It explores Air Sea Rescue action in three operational areas - north-west Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East - and features a wide variety of rescue craft: RAF or Royal Navy launches, airborne lifeboats, aircraft such as Lysander or specialist amphibians and flying boats.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 1903365872 (hbk.)
- 9781903365878 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 63185201
- SCSB-11900356
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library