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the Carriers in Korea: The Sea and Air War in SE Asia, 1950-1953. By John
R.P. Lansdown. Crecy Books, Ltd. ISBN: 0947554645. £19.51. RRP: |
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WITH
THE CARRIERS IN KOREA. The British Fleet Air Arm Story 1950-53. An oustanding
detailed history of the British sea and air operations in 1950-1953 supporting
the U.N Korean War effort.
The Korean war
has been largely neglected in publishing. There have been only a small
number of books available and these have tended to detail the actions of
the British, Commonwealth and US Armies. The fact that the British and
Commonwealth navies, and particularly the Fleet Air Arm, were heavily involved
has been largely overlooked. This imbalance has at last been redresses
by an author who, as a Lt. Commander, served with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA)
in Korea on board the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glory. In this book, John
Lansdown has produced the definitive record of this era, including a historical
perspective of the period leading up to the conflict and a full and detailed
history of sea and air operations in South East Asia from 1950-1953. All
Royal Navy and United States ships involved in the conflict are mentioned,
and all the carrier which saw action are detailed in the text. This vital
work of reference is enlivened by a stunning photographic content and extracts
from the Squadron Diaries and Line Books, covering every day that aircraft
flew into battle. A Unique and absorbing book.
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| Hardcover
- 526 pages (October 1997) |
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| Fly
Navy, edited by Charles Manning. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN: 0850527325.
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To
mark the Millennium, 95 members of the Fleet Air Arm Officer's Association
have recalled their experiences of over 55 years of post-war naval flying.
Fly Navy is a unique and entertaining anthology of flying stories, which
will delight all with even a passing interest in service life and aviation.
A 'warts and all'
persepective of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm post-Second World War, covering
flying operations world-wide and active service in Korea, Malaya, Aden,
Borneo, Suez, the Falklands and the Gulf. 95 first-person accounts accompanied
by rich array of photographs, many never previously published. Foreword
by HRH Prince Andrew, himself a Sea King pilot in the Falklands.
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| Hardcover
- 239 pages (1 June, 2000) |
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| Air
War Korea. By Robert Jackson. Airlife Publishing; ISBN: 1853108804.
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Eight
divisions of North Korean troops slamming through the 38th Parallel on
25 June 1950 heralded a battle for air superiority of unprecedented dimensions.
Naval Air units from the Royal Navy, US Navy and Commonwealth and other
UN allies in their Sea Furies from H.M.S. Glory, Ocean, Theseus and HMAS
Sydney, US Sabres and Mustangs, and the Communist MiGs fought high in the
Asian sky while piston-powered aircraft from the World War II era battled
it out around the hills below. The RN and Australian Fleet Air Arm Sea
Furies achieved fame over Korea in both fighter and ground attack roles
and was the last of the line of piston-engined Fleet Air Arm fighters.
The book is illustrated
by a fine range of photographs of UN aircraft (many in colour). One of
the book's strongest qualities is its appendix, documenting numerous firsts
in military aviation history and detailed listings of combat squadrons
and MiG kills.
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| Hardcover
- 160 pages (January1998) |
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| With
the Carriers in Korea, The Fleet Air Arm Story
1950-1953 , by John R.P.
Landsdown. Crecy Publishing; ISBN: 0947554645 |
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The Fleet Air Arm Story
1950-1953 and about HMs Glory.
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| Hardcover
- October 1997 |
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| Korean
War Aces : Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces, No 4). Vol.
4. By Robert F. Dorr. Osprey Publishing, Ltd. (UK); ISBN: 1855325012.,
Our Price: £11.56 |
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This
book focuses on the feats of the Allied naval and other air aces
of the Korean War, profiles the leading aces, and examines in detail the
specifications and markings of the planes they flew. It also contains rare
coverage of the North Korean and Chinese air forces and some of their leading
pilots.
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (April 1995) |
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