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My flying boat war : survival and success over the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific in WW2
Hodgkinson, Vic2025
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Wing Commander Vic Hodgkinson DFC served as a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force throughout WWII. Starting in 1939, he was a founding member of 10 Squadron RAAF, operating Short Sunderland flying boats. Loaned to the RAF in early 1940, the squadron played a crucial role in the Battle of the Atlantic, conducting air-sea rescues and attacks on German submarines. During this time, Vic participated in numerous air-sea rescues, including saving twenty-one survivors of a U-boat attack. He also conducted depth charge attacks on German submarines. Vic's resilience was tested when his Sunderland crashed into the Irish Sea near Bardsey Island in fog, resulting in the loss of six of his eleven crew members and a grueling twelve-hour wait for rescue. Later, he flew missions in the Mediterranean, enduring heavy enemy fire to support Allied troops in Crete. Returning to the Atlantic, his crew successfully engaged a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor.
Main title:
My flying boat war : survival and success over the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific in WW2 / by Wing Commander 'Vic' Hodgkinson DFC, RAAF ; with Richard Hodgkinson.
Author:
Imprint:
Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 2025.©2024.
Collation:
xi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781923144699 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.544BIOGRAPHY
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
522120
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | BIOGRAPHY HODG | Onloan - Due: 28 Feb 2025 |