{"product_id":"carrier-pilot-paperback","title":"Carrier Pilot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNorman Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It has everything a war memoir should have' LEN DEIGHTON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'OF ALL THE AIRCRAFT I HAD EVER SEEN, THESE WERE THE MOST WICKED-LOOKING BASTARDS. THE CORSAIR LOOKED TRULY VICIOUS ...'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosted 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrought to life in vivid, visceral detail, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrier Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the finest aviator's memoirs of the war; an awe-inspiring, thrilling, sometimes terrifying account of war in the air.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eCARRIER PILOT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Just outstanding. \u003cem\u003eCarrier Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e is up there with\u003cem\u003e First Light \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Big Show\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the best pilot's memoirs of WWII.' ROWLAND WHITE, AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eVULCAN 607\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eHanson's thrilling memoir takes you right into the cockpit in a way few writers have ever managed. The lethal world of the wartime Royal Navy carrier pilot, with its casual and shocking violence, horrific attrition, yet extraordinary camaraderie is so vividly brought to life that one can almost smell the smoke, oil and sweat. Real, adrenalin-charged, and ridiculously dangerous flying, Hanson's account is an aviation classic that has to be read.' JAMES HOLLAND, AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eDAM BUSTERS\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTHE WAR IN THE WEST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730023387199,"sku":"9781909269590","price":31.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/98b6ea734f0879b4cc04ee50381f388b.webp?v=1765124512","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/carrier-pilot-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}