War in a Stringbag by Charles Lamb
A great compliment to the previous Swordfish book, this FAA pilot was on board the Courageous when she was torpedoed and this book follows him through the whole war including the Taranto raid and Greece. In addition to anti-sub patrols, mine-laying, bombing and torpedo sorties, he also did special-ops in the Swordfish such as dropping and picking up spies and other covert operatives. On one of these missions, he was captured by the Vichy-French after crash-landing in Algiers. The story of his internment was an eye-opener.
The book also explains the origin of the nickname for this beloved bi-plane (which I never knew)
Recommended in spades. :thumbright: