Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945
soldiers and intelligence officers delivered on their countries’ promise to take arms to Russia notwithstanding the German attempts to hunt them in their aircraft
where he is still regarded as a national hero
They were commissioned between September 10
With throttle wide open the Swordfish struggled back into the air
Commodore Robin Aveline Melhuish book Robert le Page flew withRobin Aveline Melhuish. Born 23 February 1885, Kingston, Surrey. Died 28 January 1973, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent. Captain, Royal Indian Marine, and Commodore, Royal Naval Reserve. A Brief Account of his Naval Career by Arnold Melhuish. Includes an account of Convoy JW51B and the Battle of the Barents Sea. Author: Arnold Melhuish Second Edition Publisher: Wordworks Ltd, 2013 78 pages