WAR IN A STRINGBAG

Commander Charles Lamb DSO.DSC

ISBN 10: 0850524415 / ISBN 13: 9780850524413

Published by Leo Cooper, 1987

About this Item

(Subject: Aviation - General) The author was a Fleet Air Arm Pilot flying the famous Swordfish torpedo bomber in WWII. He took part in Norwegian and Dunkirk Campaigns, the attack on Taranto, operated from a secret base in Albania and later from Malta. Captured and imprisoned by the Vichy French, he was eventually released and later served in the British Pacific Fleet. (Published: 1987) (Publisher: Leo Cooper) (ISBN: 0850524415) (Pagination: 340pp, 28 ills, 1 map, index) (Condition: near fine in like dw) UL-XXXXXX.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WAR IN A STRINGBAG
• Publisher: Leo Cooper
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0850524415
• ISBN 13: 9780850524413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Commander Charles Lamb fought an exceptional war piloting the slow and obsolete Fairey Swordfish. Antiquated as it was, the "Stringbag" still outmaneuvered almost any other aircraft—especially with Lamb at the controls. Go with him into the thick of the action—landing on the Courageous just before she sinks; flying 29 sorties over northern Europe; attacking E-boats through the nine days of Dunkirk. Also experience the terror of being shot down...and living to soar again, defending Malta and the Mediterranean. A rare story of courage. 5 X 7 3/4.

About the Author

Charles Lamb was born in 1914, and went to sea as an apprentice with the Clan Line in 1930. He later served as a Midshipman in the RNR , and joined the RAF in 1935 to learn to fly. He transferred to the Fleet Air Arm in 1938, flew throughout the war, and was given a permanent commission in 1945. He remained active in naval and public affairs until his death in 1981.