Название: Sunderland over Far-Eastern Seas: An RAF Flying Boat Navigator's Story
Автор: Derek K. Empson
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1848841639
Год: 2010
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 300
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 7,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
This is the first book to give a detailed, first-hand account of post-World War II RAF Short Sunderland operations in the Far East. The author was a navigator with 88 Squadron and later 205 Squadron, flying operations during the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and many other operations. He was based at Seletar in Singapore, Kaitak in Hong Kong, Iwakuni near Hiroshima and various other operational bases throughout his two and a half year tour. The Sunderland flying boat was a unique aircraft in that each crew was allotted an aircraft which became their floating and airborne home. The crew relied upon all-round cooperation to keepthe airplane in top condition, plus the addition of personalized luxuries.