| Entry Text: | WELLHAM, John. With Naval Wings: The Autobiography of a Fleet Air Arm Pilot in World War II. 199p., illus. Staplemount: Spellhurst, 1995. ISBN: 1873376332.
Wellham joined the RAF in 1936 and transferred to the FAA in 1939. He was appointed to 824 Squadron in Eagle and served on the China Station and in the Mediterranean, memorably taking part in the attack on Taranto. He left her for a series of temporary appointments before becoming Commander (Flying) on Biter in the North Atlantic. In August 1944 he transferred to Empress in the same role. He saw out the war with her in the Pacific. |
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