LEADER 02910nam 2200493 450 001 9910150523703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7509-6688-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000943951 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4781289 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4781289 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11328406 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL902770 035 $a(OCoLC)962874505 035 $a(BIP)042604760 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000943951 100 $a20170120h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$a'I wish I had your wings' $ea Spitfire pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942 /$fAngus Mansfield 210 1$aStroud, [England] :$cThe History Press,$d2016. 210 4$d2016 215 $a1 online resource (146 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations 311 $a0-7524-9782-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 8 $aIn August 1942, British launched Operation Pedestal in an attempt to deliver supplies to the stricken island of Malta, an Allied base which had been under Axis blockade for months. From 9-15 August a convoy of some 50 ships ran the gauntlet of Axis bombers, submarines, E-boats and minefields. Of the original fourteen merchant vessels, only five reached Malta Grand Harbour. In 'I Wish I had Your Wings', Angus Mansfield relates the experiences of two men involved in Pedestal, Captain David Macfarlane of MV Melbourne Star and his nephew David Mejor, one of the Spitfire pilots who fought to protect the convoy. Told using their log books, letters and papers, this is the story of one family's contribution to a relief operation that cost of over 400 Allied lives, but which has gone down in history as one of the most important British strategic victories of the Second World War. AUTHOR: Angus Mansfield is the author of 'Barney Barnfather: Life on a Spitfire Squadron' and 'Spitfire Saga: Rodney Scrase DFC', published by The History Press. He was educated at Wallington Grammar School and currently works in banking. SELLING POINTS: * The story of Operation Pedestal told using the papers of a pilot and his naval uncle * Previously unpublished papers and photographs * Captain David Macfarlane was later awarded the DSO by Lord Louis Mountbatten * Drawn from primary sources, including pilot's and captain's logs 40 b/w illustrations 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zMalta 606 $aOperation Pedestal, 1942 610 $aGreat Britain 610 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aOperation Pedestal, 1942. 676 $a940.534585 700 $aMansfield$b Angus$01379940 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150523703321 996 $aI wish I had your wings$93420542 997 $aUNINA