Shot Down and in the Drink

Enthralling stories of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down in the sea during World War II – and those who rescued them.

The RAF''s Air Sea Rescue Service saved thousands of RAF, Commonwealth and Allied airmen between 1939 and 1945. Those shot down at sea faced terrifying dangers, from weather extremes to enemy fighters, and rescue by airborne or seaborne craft was fraught with difficult...