| Entry Text: | MASTERS, A. O. "Cappy." Memoirs of a Reluctant Batsman: New Zealand Servicemen in the Fleet Air Arm 1940–45. xiii, 401p., illus. London: Janus, 1995. ISBN: 1857561481.
Masters sailed for the UK in 1941 as part of a draft for FAA training. This took place in the UK and Canada and in April 1943 he joined 897 Seafire Squadron which soon moved to Unicorn for the Salerno landing. He transferred to 809 Squadron and in March 1944 was nominated for training as a batsman. After training he went to Ceylon and later Australia and joined Indefatigable in early 1945. In July he joined 1845 Corsair Squadron, but was back in New Zealand by September. The final third of the book consists of anecdotes and brief memoirs from other New Zealand FAA pilots. |
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