Research Catalog

Shot down and in the drink : RAF and Commonwealth aircrews saved from the sea, 1939-1945 / Graham Pitchfork.

Title
  1. Shot down and in the drink : RAF and Commonwealth aircrews saved from the sea, 1939-1945 / Graham Pitchfork.
Published by
  1. Kew : National Archives, 2005.
Author
  1. Pitchfork, Graham

Items in the library and off-site

Filter by

Displaying 1 item

StatusFormatAccessCall numberItem location
Status
Request for on-site useRequest scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
FormatTextAccessRequest in advanceCall numberD810.S45 G77 2005Item locationOff-site

Details

Additional authors
  1. National Archives (Great Britain)
Description
  1. xii, 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. 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upon over 40 first-hand testimonies and official reports from the National Archives, as well as dramatic, previously unpublished photographs.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
  1. Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Air/Sea Rescue Service > History
  2. World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations
Genre/Form
  1. History
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain