Lost Wings of WWI: Downed Airmen on the Western Front, 1914–1918Pen and Sword, 26 jun 2014 - 235 pagina's This new publication from eminent military historian Martin Bowman chronicles the stories of airmen downed on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918, representing a contribution on the author's part to the 100th anniversary of the Great War. It's speciality focus makes for a truly unique compendium of visceral First World War accounts of the incredible, bloody, aerial battles flown by the RFC, German, American, British and Commonwealth pilots shot down over the Western Front, also including stories of their escapes and lives in PoW camps. Whilst the predominant focus is on the airmen who saw action during the Great War, the author also provides startling tales of female heroism. There is a full chapter dedicated to the life and death of Norfolk heroine, Edith Cavell, a Norwich-born nurse who saved the lives of hundreds of soldiers from both sides during the conflict, and perished in the endeavour. Amongst the famous pilots covered are; VCs Billy Bishop and Freddie West; Dice-with-Death Dallas; Mannock The King of the Fighter Aces and Frank Luke the Balloon Buster. This book contains vivid accounts of some of the most heroic actions in the history of aerial warfare, all taking place within the brutal four year stretch of the Great War. |
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The Grim Game of Escape J R Ackerley | |
Trapped In Belgium Harry Beaumont | |
Patriotism Is Not Enough | |
Exploits Of The Escaping Club A J Evans MC and | |
Inveterate Escapers Duncan GrinnellMilne MC DFC and | |
Billy Bishop VC | |
The Circus F Suckling | |
The Casualty Reverend John H W Haswell | |
1st Lieutenant George W Puryear USAS 95th Aero Squadron Chapter 17 1st Lieutenant J D Fuller Jr pilot USAS 2nd Lieutenant Virgil Brookhart ob... | |
2nd Lieutenant Oscar Mandell USAS 148th Pursuit Squadron | |
2nd Lieutenant Howard C Knotts USAS 17th | |
1st Lieutenant Charles R Codman USAS 96th | |
1st Lieutenant Marian Coldwell Cooper USAS | |
DiceWithDeath Dallas | |
The King of the Fighter Aces | |
McKeever TwoSeater | |
Hazards Of Escape Lawrence A Wingfield MC | |
Duel In The Dark Grenville Manton Chapter 12 Black Leader | |
The Flying Hussar | |
A VCs Story | |
Balloon Buster | |
August To November 1918 H F Taylor | |
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Lost Wings of WWI: Downed Airmen on the Western Front 1914-1918 Martin W. Bowman Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2014 |
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56 Squadron aerodrome aeroplanes Air Force airship Albatros Albert Ball American April Army arrived attack August awarded balloon battle became Belgian Billy Bishop Bishop bombers bombs Bristol Bristol Fighters British bullets burst Camel camp Canadian Captain climbed cockpit Collishaw combat crashed Cross Dallas destroyed dive Edith Cavell enemy aircraft engine England escape feet fire flames flew flight commander Fokker formation France Frank Luke French frontier German German aircraft German pilots ground guard Jasta Jasta 11 killed Knotts landing later Lewis gun Lieutenant lines Luke machine guns Mannock March McCudden McKeever Military Cross Neusy Nieuport night observer officer patrol plane prisoners Puryear raid returned Richthofen RNAS Royal Air Force Royal Flying Corps score scouts sent sentries September shooting shot soon Sopwith Sopwith Camel Spad Squadron told took triplane troops turned two-seater Victoria Cross victories Western Front wing wire yards Zeppelin