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the British Eastern Fleet were completely unable to counter the threat from the Imperial Japanese Navy and were forced to withdraw

to its impact on the immediate post-war period

illustrious and intermingled history

Volume Two covers those units based overseas at Changi

which will delight all with even a passing interest in service life and aviation

A View from the Wings: 60 Years in Aviation by Colin Cruddas poppy the British Eastern Fleet wereMany books have been produced which detail the lives and thoughts of famous individuals. A View from the Wings is unique, recalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part. This experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry both in the UK and overseas such as the US and South Africa. Mixed with events of a more personal nature often coated with whimsical humour, the author has evocatively