Flying Furies over Korea : The Story of the Men and Machines of the Fleet Air Arm, RAF and Commonwealth Who Defended South Korea, 1950-1953

by THOMAS GRAHAM

• ISBN13: 9781904010043
• ISBN10: 1904010040
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc

Summary

With the outbreak of the Korean War, the UN Security Council called on its members to act and 16 nations did, with Britain sending aircraft carriers such as HMS Truimph, from which piston engined Sea Fury fighters and Fairey Firefly fighter-bombers operated.This is the story of the British and Australian Fleet Ari Arm pilots and their missions over hoistile territory, missions carried out with distinction and honor.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(1)
Author's Note & Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Overview	9	(8)
Opening Shots: Lt John Treacher, HMS Triumph	17	(8)
First Patrols for HMS Theseus: Lt Tommy Leece	25	(14)
Last Patrols for HMS Theseus: Lt Tommy Leece	39	(8)
HMS Glory Enters the Conflict: Lt Michael Darlington	47	(16)
HMS Ocean and the Irishman: Lt Paddy McKeown	63	(13)
HMS Ocean and Cook's War: Sub Lt Nick Cook	76	(9)
When the Migs came out to Play: Lt Peter Carmichael, HMS Ocean	85	(7)
HMS Ocean and the Fireflies: Lt Harry Hawksworth	92	(12)
More Stings from the Fireflies: Lt Harry Hawksworth, HMS Ocean	104	(10)
Furies Ascendant: Lt Ted Anson, HMS Glory	114	(12)
The Coal Burners: Lt Arthur Skinner, HMS Ocean and HMS Glory	126	(11)
HMS Glory and Leahy's War: Lt Alan Leahy	137	(7)
The RAF and RAAF	144	(8)
Flying with the US Navy: Lieutenant J. Joe MacBrien	152	(7)
The End	159	(1)
Appendix I: The Prisoner	160	(9)
Appendix II: Mounts of the Fleet Air Arm	169	(2)
Map of the Area	171	(1)
Chronology	172	(8)
Glossary	180	(4)
Bibliography	184	(1)
Index	185