Author: Sutherland, Jonathan and Canwell, Diane,
Title: THE RAF AIR SEA RESCUE SERVICE 1918-1986.
Description: Pen and Sword Aviation, Barnsley, 2005 1st edn., x, 244pp, 48pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5" approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, an account of the development and operational use of the branch of the Royal Air Force responsible for the rescue of aircrew from the sea, from its foundation as the Marine Craft Section in 1918 through WW2 as RAF Air Sea Rescue until the closure of the entire marine branch in 1986, from their early days when its primary task was to assist seaplanes and flying boats to its later development when its main task was to recover aircrew from the sea, with details of the vessels employed and including first hand accounts of operations by crew members, an association copy from one of the contributors Rick Mortby, mentioned by name in the introduction, and inscribed to him and signed by both authors, edges tanned, dustwrapper: tips faintly rubbed, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,
Keywords: war ww1 ww2 marine craft section raf air sea rescue service association signed
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Title: THE RAF AIR SEA RESCUE SERVICE 1918-1986.
Description: Pen and Sword Aviation, Barnsley, 2005 1st edn., x, 244pp, 48pp half tone photo ills., large format (9.5 x 6.5" approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, an account of the development and operational use of the branch of the Royal Air Force responsible for the rescue of aircrew from the sea, from its foundation as the Marine Craft Section in 1918 through WW2 as RAF Air Sea Rescue until the closure of the entire marine branch in 1986, from their early days when its primary task was to assist seaplanes and flying boats to its later development when its main task was to recover aircrew from the sea, with details of the vessels employed and including first hand accounts of operations by crew members, an association copy from one of the contributors Rick Mortby, mentioned by name in the introduction, and inscribed to him and signed by both authors, edges tanned, dustwrapper: tips faintly rubbed, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,
Keywords: war ww1 ww2 marine craft section raf air sea rescue service association signed
Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: A Book for all Reasons
- Book number: 44855
- Book number: 44855
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