mach one — THE ATTACK ON BISMARCK, THE SEARCH FOR TIRPITZ — THE STORY OF A GREAT PILOT
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Special Features | • NOT_FOUND |
| Condition | NOT_FOUND |
| Author(s) | Mike Lithgow |
| Publisher | Hamilton & Co (Stafford) Ltd. |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Published date | 1955 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | A Panther Book |
| Size | 12.5 x 18 x 1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • BIOGRAPHIES • ESSAIS - OUVRAGES THÉMATIQUES |
Description
Mike Lithgow joined the Fleet Air Arm in 1939. A year later, he was flying from the deck of the ill-fated carrier Ark Royal.
Lithgow took part in the attack that sank the Bismarck and later participated in the search for the Tirpitz. While on patrol in the South Atlantic, his plane flew into the sea, leaving him and his crew floating in their Mae West life jackets eight hundred miles from the nearest land. Their rescue can only be described as miraculous.
In 1945, Lithgow became a test pilot with the Vickers Supermarine organisation, and since 1948 he has served as Chief Test Pilot.
During his brilliant career with Vickers, Lithgow has flown worldwide, demonstrating the prowess of that remarkable aircraft, the Swift, and its succeeding prototype, the F.525. His story is entertaining, intensely readable, and reveals the courage of a very brave man.
"…an eye-opener to the people whose hearts and imaginations are lifted by the sound of the supersonic bang."