{"product_id":"carrier-pilot-norman-hanson-hardcover","title":"Carrier Pilot - Norman Hanson- hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1942 Norman Hanson learnt to fly the Royal Navy’s newest fighter: the US-built Chance Vought Corsair. Fast, rugged and demanding to fly, it was an intimidating machine. But in the hands of its young Fleet Air Arm pilots it also proved to be a lethal weapon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePosted to the South Pacific aboard HMS Illustrious, Hanson and his squadron took the fight to the Japanese. Facing a desperate and determined enemy, Kamikaze attacks and the ever-present dangers of flying off a pitching carrier deck, death was never far away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrought to life in vivid, visceral detail, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCarrier Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the finest aviator’s memoirs of the war; an awe-inspiring, thrilling, sometimes terrifying account of war in the air.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis copy is in\u003cstrong\u003e Good \u003c\/strong\u003econdition heavy spotting on all page edges and some shelf wear. As usual, photos are of the item that you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D Wills","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52529051336935,"sku":"TWLDWI370","price":15.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8511\/5879\/files\/TWL612_ba18495a-ef09-4de2-8df4-2aa6c4d07b88.jpg?v=1787893924","url":"https:\/\/thewarlibrary.com.au\/products\/carrier-pilot-norman-hanson-hardcover","provider":"The War Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}