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Sailors in the RAF: Story of the Marine Branch of the Royal Air Force by Keith Beardow (Hardcover, 1993)
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Tells the story of the Marine Branch of the Royal Air Force which, over nearly 70 years, provided waterborne support and rescue services for the RAF yet, strangely, was hardly known to the public and even remained something of a mystery within the armed forces. This book provides a history of this Marine Branch, describing the work, craft and heroics of the sailors in the RAF, who were every bit as remarkable as the daring airmen they supported. It chronicles the development of the service from its inauguration as the Marine Craft Section in 1918, just days after the RAF itself was founded, through to its privatization in 1968. Includes details of some of its more famous crewmen such as novelist Alistair Maclean, writer John Harris, racing driver Sir Algemon Guinness and, by association, T.E. Lawrence. Full of human interest, the book features hair-raising accounts of rescue attempts right in the heart of enemy territory, and others carried out in the teeth of hellish weather. Well illustrated with photographs showing the craft in action.Product Identifiers
PublisherHaynes Publishing Group
ISBN-139781852604073
eBay Product ID (ePID)90495505
Product Key Features
Publication Year1993
SubjectGovernment, History
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSailors in the Raf: Story of the Marine Branch of the Royal Air Force
TypeTextbook
AuthorKeith Beardow
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKeith Beardow
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- 29 May, 2019
Airmen in Non-Flying Boats.
A comprehensive volume covering a sadly much neglected branch of the Royal Ait Force in great depth and detail. Some good, interesting photographs of the vessels and the men responsible for operating them in all conditions of weather and combat. Thoughtfully presented and edited it is all to easy to become thoroughly absorbed and lose track of time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Nov, 2020
great historical read
my old dad was a member of the mcs raf air sea rescue in the war...i was brought up on these storiesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Mar, 2018
Life view
This book tells the story of how the Marine Branch was formed and its struggle to be recognised, highly recommended for those people, like me, who did not know of the Air Sea Rescue branch of the RAFVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Nov, 2023
Sold not as seen
I was expecting the dust cover to be on (as advertised) but it wasn'tVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jul, 2022
SITR
Very interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
