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Shot Down and in the Drink

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: General Military - World War II

MSRP old price: $15.00


Product Info

Title
Shot Down and in the Drink
Publisher
Category
Author
Graham Pitchfork
Publish Year
2017
Dimensions
5x7.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2147676182
MFG. Part #
OSPGM297
Type
Softcover

Description

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.