Taranto and Naval Air Warfare in the Mediterranean 1940-1945 By David Hobbs Foxhound narrowly escape death on a

narrowly escape death on a torpedoed aircraft carrier

featuring the voices of air crew who relied on this technological tour de force

their weapons and avionics

photographs and diagrams

accommodation

Taranto and Naval Air Warfare in the Mediterranean 1940-1945 By David Hobbs Foxhound narrowly escape death on aThis is the first book to focus on the Fleet Air Arm's contribution to naval operations in the Mediterranean after the Italian declaration of war in June 1940. The Royal Navy found itself facing a larger and better equipped Italian surface fleet, large Italian and German air forces equipped with modern aircraft and both Italian and German submarines. Its own aircraft were a critical element of an unprecedented fight on, over and under the sea surface.