| Entry Text: | HILL, Michael. Duty Free: Fleet Air Arm Days. 214p. Deal: Hovellers, 2003. ISBN: 0954610113.
He joined up in 1942 and after initial training at Gosport was sent to Canada for further training. Training continued throughout 1943 until he qualified as a fighter pilot. After a few weeks of target towing he joined 808 Sqdn at Lee-on-Solent flying Spitfires then Seafires. His first combat role was gunnery spotting over Normandy, then he moved to be a batsman on the training carrier Argus. He then joined Tracker on Arctic convoy duty followed by Nairana as assistant batsman. Just as the war ended he was posted to the Pacific Fleet in a flying role. |
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