Flying Stations: A Story of Australian Naval Aviation by the Australian Naval Aviation Museum, Friends and Volunteers

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Marks on foredges, particularly tail right corner. Previous owner has signed front endpage. Some highlighting of text. Dust jacket has creasing and wear to edges. Now enclosed in protective cover. Binding is still very good.

This is the story of the Fleet Air Arm, the airborne section of the Royal Australian Navy. Published in 1998 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Fleet Air Arm, it includes information on:

• the establishment, evolution, and operations of the RAN's Fleet Air Arm from its post-WWII formation in 1947 onward.
the major aircraft carriers operated by the RAN, alongside descriptions of the various aircraft types and operational squadrons.
the infrastructure, support bases, and naval air stations integral to Australian naval aviation.

and includes personal anecdotes, quotes, acts of heroism, and personal triumphs or tragedies from service members across all ranks.

Written by a team of experts, historians, and members of the museum’s friends and volunteers, many with firsthand military aviation experience.