Jack Colman

Gebundenes Buch

Liberators Over the Atlantic

Beschreibung

A compelling account of a young man's flying experiences over the north Atlantic during WW2. Joining the RAF in October 1940 aged 21 Jack is sent to Canada to learn to fly. On becoming a Pilot/Navigator he joins Coastal Command on Liberators based in Iceland, renowned for its bad weather. The difficulties encountered hunting U-boats are relived.

Autor

Born in 1919 Jack Colman was the only child of Freda and Harold of York. A conscientious student he had an ambition from the age of 10 to become a Pilot. The war was his opportunity. Selected for pilot training, he joined the RAF shortly after his twenty-first birthday which rescued him, for a time, from the office job in insurance which it was recommended he took, aged sixteen. Postwar he had a spell as a commercial pilot for BEA until 1953 when layoffs saw him return to insurance. He and Peggy had two boys Peter and Richard.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fonthill Media Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9781781556504
• ISBN-10: 1781556504
• Artikelnr.: 48930097