02021nam 2200433 450 991015511050332120230426142327.01-4738-6133-01-4738-6132-2(CKB)3710000000973117(MiAaPQ)EBC4769228(EXLCZ)99371000000097311720161222h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe raf air/sea rescue service in the second world war /Norman FranksBarnsley, England :Pen and Sword Aviation,2016.©20161 online resource (209 pages) illustrations, photographsImages of War"Rare photographs from wartime archives."1-4738-6130-6 1. The beginning -- 2. The Walrus -- 3. How it was dfone -- 4. The pace quickens -- 5. The Mediterranean -- 6. Around Italy -- 7. Towards D-Day and beyond."When the Second World War began in 1939 it was thought that it would be fought along the same lines as the First World War, with the Allied air forces operating from Britain and France. With the fall of Britain's Northern European allies in May 1940, all that changed. From then onwards, RAF aircraft operating over enemy and eneny-held territory necessitated flights across both the North Sea and the English Channel. This meant that aircrew in difficulties would be forced to come down in both of these bodies of water. Therefore it was essential that some form of rescue service be made available to fish these airmen out of the water. ..."--Back cover.Images of war.World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945.358.400941Franks Norman L. R.1202006MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910155110503321The raf air3404309UNINA