DOWN IN THE DRINK: TRUE STORIES OF THE GOLDFISH CLUB

by Barker, Ralph

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Book description: Chatto & Windus, London, 1955, 1st Edition.. 253 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs, maps. "To crash or be shot down into the sea is a terrible experience. To escape to tell the tale is a rare and remarkable achievement. This is precisely what qualified air crews fo. r membership of the 'Goldfish' Club: they had come down 'in the drink' and - miraculously survived. Flight Lieutenant Barker here tells eight of their most dramatic and moving stories - stories which for heroism, endurance, and sheer excitement a. r e second to none that the last war provided....stories of men from all corners of the British Commonwealth fighting for survival against unimaginable odds." Light cigarette odor, very light browning to pages, moderate browning to edges of textb. lo ck , very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very light edge wear to boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light edge wear, tiny chips/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one small closed tear and a few tiny tears, moderate. br own ing on spine and flap-folds - light elsewhere, minor soiling, two tiny scuffs on spine, small water stain on spine. Very Good-/Very Good-.

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