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Sailor in the Air

The Memoirs of the Worlds First Carrier Pilot

By: Richard Bell Davies

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Sailor in the Air

The Memoirs of the Worlds First Carrier Pilot

By: Richard Bell Davies

Richard Bell Davies was one of the most important characters in the history of naval aviation. Despite a traditional naval education - he was among the last cadets to be trained under sail - he was quick to grasp the potential of aircraft, and backed his vision by privately learning to fly. This allowed him to join the Naval Air Wing in 1913 and he enjoyed a very active, but hair-raising career during the Great War, including winning the VC for a daring rescue of a fellow pilot while under heavy fire. Because of his unique breadth of experience he was transferred to experimental work, where he played a major part in crucial developments like arrestor gear, deck barriers and the 'island' superstructure that define the modern aircraft carrier. As the first man to regularly land and take off from such ships, he did much to prove the value of shipboard aviation. After the war, in an Admiralty post, he continued to promote the flying interests of the Navy, and the book provides a first-hand chronicle of the struggles with the Air Ministry over policy and control. Although he retired in 1941, he accepted a lower rank to command one of the newly invented escort carriers, so his service ended as it had begun, at the cutting edge of naval aviation. This wonderfully active, and hugely significant career is related with a charm, modesty and humour which make the book enthralling and memorable.

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Seaforth Publishing

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1848320116

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Sailor in the Air

The Memoirs of the Worlds First Carrier Pilot

By: Richard Bell Davies

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Rocks from Space

Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters

By: O. Richard Norton

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Rocks from Space

Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters

By: O. Richard Norton

Explores the world of meteorites, asteroids, and comets from the perspectives of science, folklore, and superstition.

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472

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Mountain Press

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0878423737

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9780878423736

Lewin Of Greenwich

By: Richard Hill

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Lewin Of Greenwich

By: Richard Hill

Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin is perhaps best known for his role as Chief of the Defence Staff during the Falklands War. However, this was merely the culmination of a remarkable career that spanned four decades, that encompassed every Naval conflict since the Second World War, and saw some of the widest-reaching reforms made to the Royal Navy in recent times. In short Lord Lewin was one of the most important figures in the defence of the Realm for the best part of forty years.Joining the Royal Navy in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War, Lewin served in HMS Ashanti Escorting convoys of merchant ships through the War's most dangerous waters from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. As a junior Lieutenant in possibly the most active destroyer of the War, he was awarded a DSC and three Mentions in Despatches. After the War he commanded a destroyer, a frigate squadron and a carrier, held important Ministry posts as well as National and NATO commands.His Service career reached its zenith when in 1979 he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff presiding over the planning of Trident and the next stage of the nuclear deterrent, and initiating reforms in the higher organization of defence that provedviable for the rest of the century. When war broke out in the South Atlantic Lewin's influence was crucial, and apart from the Prime Minister herself, he was arguably the most important actor in the Falklands Conflict. He was awarded a life peerage and the Garter in 1982. He died on January 22nd 1999. The author was granted exclusive access to all of Lewin's archive.

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642

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eBook Partnership

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1909270865

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9781909270862

The Encyclopedia of Aging

Fourth Edition, 2-Volume Set

By: Richard Schulz

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The Encyclopedia of Aging

Fourth Edition, 2-Volume Set

By: Richard Schulz

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0826148433

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