A biography of Lt. Cdr. R.J. Cork, a courageous naval fighter pilot during WWII. The book uncovers the truth about his tragic death in 1944 and celebrates his largely forgotten legacy as the Fleet Air Arm's most successful fighter pilot. Characteristics ISBN-13 978-0953225002 ISBN-10 0953225003 Book cover finish(es) Hardcover ( square back binding ) Special Features Dust jacket Condition Book in great state with light scratches on back of dust jacket Author(s) A. H. Wren Publisher Heron Books of Lichfield Number of pages 244 Published date 1 Aug. 1998 Language(s) English Size 16 x 24 x 2 cm Categorie(s) • AVIATION MILITAIRE• AVIATION NAVALE• BIOGRAPHIES Description "Dickie Cork was an exceptional man - courageous and unflinching no matter what the odds. There was none better" So wrote Douglas Bader when recalling the young man who had flown at his side during the Battle of Britain and gone onto become the Fleet Air Arm's most successful fighter pilot. Yet history has largely forgotten Cork and the Royal Navy - his parent service - has yet to do him honour; a lack of activity not shared by his fellow pilots who continue to revere his memory. This book, written with the help of Cork's family and friends, presents a moving and honest account of his life. But it is more than this. In 1944 he was killed in a tragic accident, when in collision with a young New Zealander - Mudge Anderson. The navy blamed the pilots and so a record of unremitting gallantry was stained irrevocably. After more than half a century the complex events have been unravelled and the truth finally revealed. With each passing year those who knew Cork get fewer and fewer. But the sense of loss they feel does not diminish. One survivor interviewed for this book summed up his feelings about life in those days by reciting a poem scribbled in his log book during 1944: "Sometimes I fly at dawn above the sea,Where, underneath, the restless waters flow -"
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