Carrier Pilot: One of the greatest pilot's memoirs of WWII - a true aviation classic.

Norman Hanson recounts his experiences in the Second World War as a Corsair pilot aboard the British aircraft carrier Illustrious. The account is written from the point of view of a pilot who flew from the carrier's deck, and it offers a first-hand look at naval aviation during the war. It is a personal record of service at sea, told by someone who was there, and it gives readers a sense of the daily life and danger of carrier flying.

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