Nor Fish, Nor Fowl: From Deckhand to Flight Lieutenant

Colin Yorke

In 1934, after five years travelling the world as a Merchant Seaman, my father, aged 21, enlisted in the British Royal Air Force to escape the Depression. Entering the Marine Branch, he swapped big ships for small fast boats - Seaplane Tenders,...

Premium Chapters

Premium

Opening Credits

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002 acknowledgements

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003 part 1 header

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004 foreword

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005 chapter 1 gravesend sea school

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006 chapter 2 surrey seaman

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007 chapter 3 different ships different longsplices

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008 chapter 4 the longwood

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009 part 2 header

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010 chapter 5 joining up

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011 chapter 6 felixstowe

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012 chapter 7 bridlington

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013 chapter 8 pembroke dock

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014 chapter 9 hsl 102

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015 chapter 10 whalebacks

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016 chapter 11 arctic interlude

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017 chapter 12 by hants and dorset to baby officer

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018 chapter 13 west africa

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019 chapter 14 egypt

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020 chapter 15 civvy street and back to the ranks

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021 part 3 header

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022 chapter 16 recommissioned

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023 chapter 17 malta

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024 chapter 18 suez and beyond

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025 chapter 19 return to the uk and falmouth

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026 chapter 20 germany

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027 chapter 21 last few months

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028 works cited

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029 copyright

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Ending Credits

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