Bidspirit auction | WW2 RAF COPY Log Book

WW2 RAF COPY Log Book for pilot Lt Cdr R J Cork DSO, A legendary World War II Fleet Air Arm fighter ace who flew as Douglas Bader's wingman during the Battle of Britain. Sadly Killed in 1944. Has some additional photos included. The Book: His flying logs and career are immortalized in the biographical book 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 by A.H. Wren. Richard John Cork, DSO, DSC (4 April 1917 - 14 April 1944) was a fighter ace in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Cork served in the Battle of Britain as the wingman for Douglas Bader of No. 242 Squadron RAF. When he returned to the Fleet Air Arm in 1941, Cork served with 880 Naval Air Squadron in the Arctic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. It was during Operation Pedestal in 1942 that he became the only Royal Navy pilot to shoot down five aircraft in one day, and was the leading naval ace using the Hawker Hurricane. He was given command of the 15th Naval Fighter Wing aboard HMS Victorious before being killed in a flying accident over Ceylon in 1944. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.