| Entry Text: | WREN, A. H. Naval Fighter Pilot Lt. Cdr. R. J. Cork DSO, DSC, RN: The Story of the Fleet Air Arm's Unsung Hero and the Men with Whom He served. [vi], 244p., illus. Lichfield: Heron Books, 1998. ISBN: 0953225003.
A long overdue biography of the naval ace who flew with Bader in the Battle of Britain. Later he joined 880 Squadron and operated against Norway and in WS convoy support from Furious. In late 1941 the squadron joined Indomitable, working up in the Clyde and West Indies before joining the Eastern Fleet for the attack on Madagascar, then taking part in the Pedestal convoy. He next returned to Yeovilton as a flying instructor. In late 1943 he was posted to 15th Fighter Wing as Wing Leader based on Illustrious, which joined the Eastern Fleet. He was killed in a tragiclanding accident at China Bay in Ceylon in April 1944. The book questions the blame officially attached to him. |
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