1207 Ord.Sea. Tom Edgar Merchant Navy MV Empire McMahon As an O.S. I joined a MAC tanker just after the war. My immediately previous vessel had also been an Anglo Saxon tanker. The MV Niso. The Empire McMahon, one of four hybrid carriers was eventually left, by us, in Genova for the removal of the flight deck. I am currently writing a fictional novel which involves the MAC vessels. I've never seen any accounts of their wartime activity. They were bad enough in peace time rough weather with an exaggerated top heavy roll. It seems the hair raising experiences of pilots landing on these postage stamp flight decks was never recorded. If any one is still around who can give me information which I can incorporate into my story it would be appreciated. It is just one way I can pay homage to these R.N and M.N Navians. It was, jokingly, suggested that the acronym M.A.C was not Merchant Aircraft Carrier but Mad Avian Crew.
adopted from the CAM boats Catapult Activated Madman.
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