Shot Down And In The Drink Paperback

The RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of RAF, Commonwealth and Allied airmen between 1939 and1945. This fascinating account draws on first-hand interviews, photographs and official documents to revealsome of its most dramatic missions in northwest Europe, the Mediterranean and the Far East. Those shot down at sea faced terrifying dangers, from weather extremes to enemy fighters, and rescue by airborne or seaborne craft wasfraught with difficulty. These incredible stories celebrate the courage, persistence and ingenuity of the men who foundthemselves ‘in the drink' and those who saved them.