Seven Creases (Down Each Leg)

Frederick Henry Stanford 21st October 1929 - 15th September 2007

My father hand wrote over 400 pages describing his life in the Navy/Fleet Air Arm, a career that lasted over 27 years.

It covers all the airstations and ships in which he served, and is heavily anecdotal full of wonderful stories giving a real flavour of what life was like in the services in the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's.

Here he is standing on deck on the Eagle outside Cape Town

PUBLISHED MARCH 2009

Book description:

After 27 ½ years in the Fleet Air Arm 1947 – 1974, F. H Stanford, Fleet Chief CPO, hand wrote his memories of the life he loved. Full of anecdotes and keen observation, Seven Creases (Down Each Leg) serves a s a wonderful portrait of days gone by in what he refers to as ‘the most wonderful service in the world’.