LEADER 02021nam 2200433 450 001 9910155110503321 005 20230426142327.0 010 $a1-4738-6133-0 010 $a1-4738-6132-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000973117 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4769228 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000973117 100 $a20161222h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe raf air/sea rescue service in the second world war /$fNorman Franks 210 1$aBarnsley, England :$cPen and Sword Aviation,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (209 pages) $cillustrations, photographs 225 1 $aImages of War 300 $a"Rare photographs from wartime archives." 311 $a1-4738-6130-6 327 $a1. 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. 330 $a"When the Second World War began in 1939 it was thought that it would be fought along the same lines as the First World War, with the Allied air forces operating from Britain and France. With the fall of Britain's Northern European allies in May 1940, all that changed. From then onwards, RAF aircraft operating over enemy and eneny-held territory necessitated flights across both the North Sea and the English Channel. This meant that aircrew in difficulties would be forced to come down in both of these bodies of water. Therefore it was essential that some form of rescue service be made available to fish these airmen out of the water. ..."--Back cover. 410 0$aImages of war. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945. 676 $a358.400941 700 $aFranks$b Norman L. R.$01202006 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155110503321 996 $aThe raf air$93404309 997 $aUNINA