War in a Stringbag - the Classlic Second World War Fleet Air Arm Autobiography

Charles Lamb

ISBN 10: 030435841X / ISBN 13: 9780304358410

Published by Cassell, 2002

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pp.325 , b/w plates clean tight copy with foxing to text pages minuscule edge and corner wear Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 027297

Bibliographic Details

Title: War in a Stringbag - the Classlic Second ...

Publisher: Cassell

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft Cover

Book Condition: Good

Edition: 3rd Cassell.

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Synopsis:

Commander Charles Lamb fought an exceptional war piloting the slow and obsolete Fairey Swordfish. Antiquated as it was, the "Stringbag" still outmaneuvered almost any other aircraft--especially with Lamb at the controls. Go with him into the thick of the action--landing on the Courageous just before she sinks; flying 29 sorties over northern Europe; attacking E-boats through the nine days of Dunkirk. Also experience the terror of being shot down...and living to soar again, defending Malta and the Mediterranean. A rare story of courage.

About the Author:

Charles Lamb was born in 1914, and went to sea as an apprentice with the Clan Line in 1930. He later served as a Midshipman in the RNR , and joined the RAF in 1935 to learn to fly. He transferred to the Fleet Air Arm in 1938, flew throughout the war, and was given a permanent commission in 1945. He remained active in naval and public affairs until his death in 1981.