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The ‘Old Grey Lady’
Each story is told with great detail conveying the action and excitement that helicopter pilots experienced with each operation
Language: English
This lack of knowledge of his grandfathers career led the author to writing a record of 'what grandad did in the war' for his own three grandchildren
Naval Base Cdr in Hong Kong
Channel Dash Polo shirt Engraved The ‘Old Grey Lady’A commemorative polo to recognise the extreme bravery and sacrifice that occurred on February 12th, 1942, when six Fairey Swordfish were pitted against an overwhelming force of the Kreigsmarine and Luftwaffe. In this doomed attempt to sink the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, all six Swordfish were shot down and only 5 of the 'Gallant Eighteen' aircrew survived. Their flight leader, Lt Cdr Eugene Esmonde, was posthumously awarded the Victoria