One Man's War; The Story Of The Lafayette Escadrille; Preface By Elliott White Spings

HALL, Bert & NILES, John J.

Verlag: John Hamilton Limited, London

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Published: n.d. (c1929). First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Original publishers blue cloth. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with plates. Deckled untrimmed edges. Previous owners name to ffep [R.N. Graham dated 1929 - see provenance]. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Sunned spine with soiling to front edge. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Prev owners name to ffep dated 1929. Spotting to page edges and margins. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages Ix, 352. Size: 8Vo 23cm by 15cm. PROVENANCE: R.N. Graham. Air Vice-Marshal Ronald Graham (1896-1967) was a Scottish First World War flying ace of the Royal Naval Air Service rising to the rank of Air Vice Marshal during the Second World War. A medical student at the start First World War began joined the Royal Naval Division 1915 transferring to the Royal Naval Air Service as a Flight sub-Lieutenant in September. In 1916, he served at the Dover Seaplane Base before moving to Dunkirk, to act as flying cover for the North Sea Fleet. He became part of the Saint Pol Seaplane Defence Flight, which formed on 30 June 1917. Graham had his first two victories at this time, destroying a German seaplane on 19 June while piloting a Sopwith Baby, and another while piloting a Sopwith Pup on 12 August 1917. His unit morphed into No. 13 Squadron RNAS and then No. 213 Squadron RAF of which he took command in May 1918. In August 1918 he took command of the newly formed No. 233 Squadron RAF which had a Fighter Defence Flight of Camels at RAF Walmer under the command of Captain W. M. Alexander, another Flight (491) at Dover (Guston Road)and the Seaplane flight (407) Dover, Marine Parade. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Graham was an Air Commodore on the staff at the headquarters of Fighter Command. AUTHOR: Preface by Elliott White Springs (1896-1959) American flying ace of World War I, credited with shooting down 16 enemy aircraft. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9621

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Titel: One Man's War; The Story Of The Lafayette ...

Verlag: John Hamilton Limited, London

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ

Auflage: 1st Edition.