The author Malcolm Smith has been the Editor of Jabberwock, the
bi-annual journal of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, for two years and has
inherited the complete archive of editions dating back to the
formation of SOFFAAM in 1979. In browsing through these, it quickly
became apparent to him that they provided a unique archive of
reminiscence of the men and (occasionally) women who served in, or
have been associated with, the Fleet Air Arm since its formation in
1918. The Fleet Air Arm were the branch of the British Royal Navy
responsible for the operation of naval aircraft, and its history is a
varied one as these accounts attest.The Royal Navy, in common with the
other armed services, expanded enormously during the Second World War,
so anecdotes from this period naturally predominate. To illustrate the
varied experiences of the contributors, these are grouped into War in
the West and War in the East. Whether drawn from peace or war,
however, what emerges from these pages is a particular spirit,
peculiar to the Fleet Air Arm and reflecting its somewhat hybrid
nature; a spirit derived from a high level of professional competence
combined with a certain irreverence towards Authority.
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ISBN
9781783830831
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Aviation (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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