Furies and Fireflies over Korea

Download or read book Furies and Fireflies over Korea written by Graham A. Thomas and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historian and author details the exploits of British and Australian pilots during the Korean War. 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 Air Arm pilots and their missions over hostile territory, missions carried out with distinction and honor.