New book on Fleet Air Arm maintenance/logistics

[phil gollin]

Maritime Books have just released a new book by David Hobbs (the ex-director of the Fleet Air Arm museum).

It is entitled "Moving Bases - Royal Navy Maintenance Carriers and Monabs" ( 978-1-904459-30-9 )

It covers (quickly) the maintenace carriers HMS Unicorn, Pioneer and Perseus, the organisation of the Repair Ships and Ferry (Escort) Carriers and the general "Air Train" covering the supply and maintence of aircraft to the front line carriers of the Fleet Air Arm.

The main aspect is the "Mobile Naval Airfield Organisation and detains are given of the 10 MONABs.

All in all it is a highly detailed review of a neglected part of WW2 and shows that by the end (AND ONLY AT THE END) of WW2 the BPF had at last organised a large and effective organisation to feed aircraft forward to the front line.

Fascinating stuff, particulary for fans of the FAA or any Australians hanging around the site.