Description: I COMBINE SHIPPING $1.50 per book. FREE SHIPPING for orders over $60. Send books to your check-out cart. E-Bay will automatically adjust shipping costs.PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES:1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.Young John Wellham faced a dilemma: should he make his career in the Royal Navy or in the Royal Air Force? In 1938 the Fleet Air Arm became an integral part of the Royal Navy, and offered him the ideal solution. Transferring as a Sub-lieutenant, Wellham was appointed to 824 Squadron, HMS Eagle. After the outbreak of World War II, his ship joined the Mediterranean Fleet in Alexandria. When Mussolini threw in his lot with Hitler, Wellham flew one of three 'Stringbags' (Fairey Swordfish) from Eagle which raided the Italian base in Bomba. Sinking four ships with three torpedoes, they demonstrated the crucial role of air power in modern naval warfare. Wellham was then chosen to take part in the second strike on Taranto from HMS Illustrious. Braving a barrage of AA fire, he flew his badly damaged Swordfish into the harbour, fired his torpedo at the battleship Vittoria Veneto, and escaped alive. The victory at Taranto humbled forever the great capital ships of the world. Appointed 'Wings', or Commander (Flying) in the escort carriers Biter and then Empress, Lieutenant-Commander Wellham braved storms and U-boats in the Atlantic, before being sent to the 'Forgotten Fleet' in the Far East for the final struggles with Japan. With its detailed and experienced grasp of FAA exploits around the globe, and rivetting descriptions of action and danger, this book paints World War II on a wide, colourful canvas. Book jacket.
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Book Title: With Naval Wings
MPN: Does Not Apply
Item Length: 9.5in.
Vintage: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: See Pictures
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: British Wars, Combat, Memoir, Navy, True Military Stories, World War II, Military / World War II
Item Width: 6.5in.
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
Intended Audience: Adults
Subject: Military & War
Modified Item: No
Publication Year: 2004
Literary Movement: Does Not Apply
Illustrator: Unknown
Era: 1940s
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Author: John Wellham
Genre: Aviation, Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
