Try Norman Hanson's "Carrier Pilot"... the autobiographical of a young man who volunteered for the RN during WWII to be an aircraft engineer, found himself going through pilot training and eventually commanding an RNVR CV FU4 Corsair Sqn... great stories... many sad, some hilarious.
(only available through 2nd hand booksites though... try
www.biblion.com
http://www.usedbooksearch.co.uk/