Carrier Pilot by Norman Hanson
In 1942 Norman Hanson learnt to fly the Royal Navy's newest fighter: the US-built Chance Vought Corsair. Fast, rugged and demanding to fly, it was an intimidating machine. But in the hands of its young Fleet Air Arm pilots it also proved to be a lethal weapon.Posted to the South Pacific aboard HMS Illustrious, Hanson and his squadron took the fight to the Japanese. Facing a desparate and determined enemy, Kamikaze attacks and the ever-present dangers of flying off a pitching carrier deck, death was never far away.Brought to life in vivid, visceral detail, Carrier Pilot is one of the finest aviator's memoirs of the war; an awe-inspiring, thrilling, sometimes terrifying account of war in the air.
Norman Hanson was a 26-year-old Civil Servant at the outbreak of World War Two. Although working in a reserved occupation Hanson was allowed to join the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm in 1941. After pilot training with the US Navy in Florida he served in Egypt, before serving aboard the HMS Illustrious in the Far East. For his courage, skill and determination while leading 1830 Naval Air Squadron he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Hanson returned to civilian life in 1946. He died in 1980 shortly after the publication of the critically acclaimed Carrier Pilot.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909269590 |
| ISBN 10 | 190926959X |
| Title | Carrier Pilot |
| Author | Norman Hanson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Silvertail Books |
| Year published | 2016-11-24 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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