Aviation Adventures The True Story Of The World War 1 Royal Flying Corps Pilot Who Founded Newsweek
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Aviation Adventures The True Story Of The World War 1 Royal Flying Corps Pilot Who Founded Newsweek
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Author : Thomas J. C. Martyn
language : en
Publisher: Susan Gabriel
Release Date : 2015-01-20
Aviation Adventures The True Story Of The World War 1 Royal Flying Corps Pilot Who Founded Newsweek written by Thomas J. C. Martyn and has been published by Susan Gabriel this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-20 with History categories.
“Here I was with less than an hour of instruction, about to take off on my solo flight. There was nothing else to do. I was totally committed to success or disaster.” On February 17, 1933, Newsweek magazine published its very first issue. Thomas J.C. Martyn had envisioned a national weekly news magazine for a decade and had worked to accomplish that goal with the tireless zeal and dedication of a true entrepreneur. What kind of man has the vision, creativity and dedication to accomplish such a big dream? Aviation Adventures contains some answers to that question. Nineteen years earlier, when World War One broke out in 1914, Martyn was a bright eyed 18 year old, full of romantic and patriotic ideas. He joined the British Royal Air Corps, an elite fighting organization that garnered the respect of an entire nation. The air battles he participated in, the respect he earned from his commanding officers and fellow pilots and his behind-the-scenes contributions reveal the character of the man and journalist who would go on to found Newsweek. Aviation Adventures: The True Story of A Royal Air Corps Pilot Who Became Newsweek’s Founder is Martyn’s personal account of how he was able to wrangle a much coveted acceptance into the Royal Flying Corps. It then details the bombing raids and other contributions he made to the war effort. Written in the detailed and colorful language of the journalist Martyn was to become, Aviation Adventures provides an up close and personal look at one man’s World War One wartime experience.
Camel Pilot Supreme
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Author : Annette Carson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-08-15
Camel Pilot Supreme written by Annette Carson and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-15 with History categories.
“Annette Carson has done a wonderful job of chronicling Armstrong’s life, flight training and ultimate recognition as the undisputed master of aerobatics.” —Over the Front Initially forbidden as foolhardy, stunt flying soon became a paramount method of survival in the life and death mêlées of dogfighting. But pilots still delighted in the joy and exuberance of aerobatting for its own sake, and they recognized a master of that very special skill in young D’Urban Victor Armstrong, whose displays were nothing short of electrifying. Fluid and dramatic, performed with flair at ultra-low level, his exhibitions left spectators shaking their heads in disbelief. Until this book, little was known about Armstrong’s wartime experiences, and even less about his South African background. His great value to the authorities lay in his superb handling of the Sopwith Camel, which upon its introduction had taken a heavy toll in fatal trainee accidents. While still on active service, Armstrong was sent around the units providing vivid proof that, properly handled, the stubby little fighter delivered the key to combat success: unrivaled maneuverability. His resultant fame eclipsed his other distinguished role in pioneering night flying and night fighting, an equally vital skill he was also detailed to demonstrate around the squadrons. In this “superb biography,” you will find yourself in the cockpit of the F.1 Camel and become acquainted with its rotary engine (Stand To!). You will meet many leading names including Billy Bishop, Cecil Lewis, Norman Macmillan, Robert Smith Barry, and the harum-scarum Three Musketeers from War Birds. Armstrong takes his place alongside them as one of the legendary figures of the first great aerial war.
Royal Flying Corps Combat Flying Log
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Author : Mark Hillier
language : en
Publisher: ELM Grove Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-30
Royal Flying Corps Combat Flying Log written by Mark Hillier and has been published by ELM Grove Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with History categories.
Every "dogfight", "Archie" encounter and mechanical failure is recorded in great detail in this unique early WWI flying log book, presented here in full along with extensive historical notes and photos.
Flying Fury
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Author : James Thomas Byford McCudden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Flying Fury written by James Thomas Byford McCudden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
Open Cockpit
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Author : Arthur Gould Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Open Cockpit written by Arthur Gould Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with History categories.
Flying Fury
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Author : James McCudden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-12-20
Flying Fury written by James McCudden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-20 with categories.
James McCudden was one of Great Britain's most brilliant flying aces. From September 1916 until his death in July 1918 he shot down fifty-seven German planes. Flying Fury is his remarkable story, written a few months before his last flight, and records in fascinating detail the life of a World War One fighter pilot ace. McCudden's account provides fascinating insight into the development of aerial warfare. He began his life with the Royal Flying Corps in 1913 as a engine-fitter and records the early flights that were made by the British military. At the outbreak of the First World War he left England for France and by 1915 he was in the sky as an observer and gunner. It was only in 1916 that he began to train as a pilot before he took to the skies and became an exceptional fighter pilot; on one occasion shooting down three enemies in as many minutes. His work records in brilliant detail the confusion of the dogfights, the camaraderie of the men who knew they were putting their lives on the lines, the boredom of being grounded and the thrill taking to the skies. Tragically McCudden's life was cut short just four months before the end of the war, not during combat with enemy planes, but instead due to engine failure that caused his plane to plunge into the ground below. Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps is essential reading for anyone interested in finding out more about the development of aerial combat and how one man rose to become one of the most formidable aces of the First World War. With his six British medals and one French, McCudden received more awards for gallantry than any other airman of British nationality serving in the First World War. He was also one of the longest serving. By 1918, in part due to a campaign by the Daily Mail newspaper, McCudden became one of the most famous airmen in the British Isles. He died on 9 July 1918 at the age of twenty-three. His work was posthumously published as Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps in 1919. "His skill and daring speak for themselves. Only the finest courage and an unsurpassed mastery of the art of flying and fighting in the air could account for such a record of unflagging work and incessant victory. His work was as thorough as it was brilliant and his thoroughness was an important cause of his success." Lord Trenchard, Marshal of the Royal Flying Corps "I am confident that he would agree with me when I say that the secret of his remarkable success lay in the fact that he fought with his head as well as with his great heart." Sir John Salmond, Chief Air Marshal
The High Life Of Oswald Watt Dyslexic Edition
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Author : Christopher David Coulthard-Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
The High Life Of Oswald Watt Dyslexic Edition written by Christopher David Coulthard-Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Fighter pilots categories.
'Father of the Flying Corps' and 'Father of Australian Aviation' were two of the unofficial titles conferred on Oswald ("Toby") Watt when he died in tragic circumstances shortly after the end of the First World War. He had become the Australian Army's first qualified pilot in 1911, but spent the first 18 months of the war with the French Air Service, the Aeronautique Militaire, before arranging a rare transfer to the Australian Imperial Force. Already an experienced combat pilot, he rose quickly through the ranks of the Australian Flying Corps, becoming a squadron leader and leading his unit at the battle of Cambrai, then commander of No 1 Training Wing with the senior AFC rank of lieutenant colonel. For the first time, this book attempts to establish the true story of Watt's life and achievements, and provide a proper basis for evaluating his place in Australian history.
No Empty Chairs
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Author : Ian Mackersey
language : en
Publisher: Orion
Release Date : 2012
No Empty Chairs written by Ian Mackersey and has been published by Orion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Air pilots, Military categories.
The 1914-18 conflict narrated through the voices of the men whose combat was in the air. This book tells the story of that first great air war, illustrating its devastating emotional impact on the participants and their families in a narrative enriched by the private correspondence that flowed between them and diaries, reports and interviews. The aerial combat tactics that the sacrifices of those First World War aviators created became so tactically effective that they were used to deadly effect in the Second World War.
Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps
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Author : James Thomas Byford McCudden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965*
Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps written by James Thomas Byford McCudden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965* with Air pilots, Military categories.
Popular Mechanics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01
Popular Mechanics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01 with categories.
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.