Shot Down and in the Drink - True Stories of RAF Commonwealth Aircrews Saved from Sea in WWII

The RAF''s Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of RAF, Commonwealth and Allied airmen between 1939 and 1945. This fascinating account draws on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documents to reveal some of its most dramatic missions in northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East. Those shot down at sea faced terrifying dangers, from weather extremes to enemy fighters, and rescue by airborne or seaborne craft was fraught with difficulty. These incredible stories celebrate the courage, persistence and ingenuity of the men who found themselves ''in the drink'' and those who saved them.>

Product details

• Authors: Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork, Graham Pitchfork, Pitchfork Graham
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.2017
• EAN: 9781472827272
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2727-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Military veterans, True war and combat stories, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space