Birds and Fishes The Story of Coastal Command

DJ shows shelf wear with short tears, creasing and chipping, some soiling on back DJ panel. Previous owner's bookplate on FFEP. Light foxing top page edges. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Illustrated with a few B&W photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; "The first offer of the Wright brothers patent to the Admiralty in 1908 was refused. Short shrift was given in the same year to a report by Commander Newton, advocating a Naval Air Service. But the following year some action was taken and the embryo of the Royal Naval Air Service came into being - with a strength of one officer and one rating." (jacket blurb) Needless to say it gradually grew through 2 world wars from a Coastal Air Force to become the Royal Air Force or RAF. This is Joubert's account of the process. Title: Birds and Fishes The Story of Coastal Command Author Name: Joubert, Philip Edition: First Edition Location Published: London, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.: 1960 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: Militaria, Aviation, RAF Seller ID: 22771 Keywords: royal air force coastal raf