The Hurricats - Hardcover

Barker, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0752420054 ISBN 13: 9780752420059

Publisher: NPI Media Group, 2000

Synopsis

Good condition book with like DJ. Boards are clean with minor wear. Content clean with bright pages and a solid binding. Good DJ with light edge wear namely small closed tears and chipping to spine ends. Previous owners name to ffep.

About this title

From the Back Cover

In the darkest days of the Second World War, Hitler's long-range Condor bombers roamed far out into the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the range of the British land-based fighters. They sank Allied ships almost at will. To counter this threat to Britain's desperately needed supplies, 'expendable fighters' came into being, planes which were launched by catapult from the fore-decks of specially adapted merchant ships - to which they could not return.

The pilots - all volunteers - knew that, if they survived their encounter with the enemy, their only chance of getting back on board their convoy would be to bale out into the sea to be picked up by an escort ship. It was very rare for any pilot to be left with enough fuel to reach land.

This little known aspect of Second World War Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm operations has been thoroughly researched by Ralph Barker using log books, Royal Navy archives and personal records. His relation of the history of the Hurricats, the detail in which he describes both the characters who flew and serviced these aircraft, and many of the encounters which took place, makes for a truly gripping read.

Edition details

• Publisher: NPI Media Group
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752420054
• ISBN 13: 9780752420059
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160