Thrilling deeds of British airmen

Eric Wood

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DEEDSTHRILLING AIRMENOFBRITISH THRILLING DEEDS OF BRITISH AIRMEN IVITH THISUNIFORM BOOK V.C. HEROES OF THE WAR G. A. M.A. WithLEASK,By Illustrations F. MataniabyEight and others. Price 6d. net.3s. ^ V.C.of Lieut.Fr. The Glorious Achievement Warneford, THRILLING DEEDS OF BRITISH AIRMEN BY ERIC WOOD author of 'famous voyages of the grbat discoverers' etc. LONDON GEORGF. G &HARRAP COMPANY 2 fir- PORTSMOUTH STREET KINGSWAY3 W.C. MCMXVII %-^ Great BriUinPrinted in TMmbttllir' EJinhurehSpmrs,Hy Preface this war of wonders to many people the most wonderful is, perhaps,thing INthe which aircraft has Verypart played. threefew of us realized less than years ago aircraft was towhat a formidable weapon theand most of us can rememberprove, days — —seem not so distant whenvery flyingthey save onwas treated as a madgreat joke occasion when it became a tragedy through ' ' killedsome mad-brained enthusiast being whoan Novelists,flight.during experimental seizedare free to be uponprophets, naturally ofall sortsthe of andsubject flight predicted themselves did notwhichthings perhaps they a few wiser thanbelieve would ; men,happen withtheir and gifted far-seeinggeneration, the im-insisted oneyes, seriously military butof aircraft in the near future,portance believed that many yearspeople generally must before aircraft could be of practicalelapse vadue. Then came the which in due coursewar, 5 DeedsThrilling revealed uses to which aircraftunsuspected could be soon it was discoveredput.

Sujets

• World War
• Aeronautics

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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DEEDSTHRILLING
AIRMENOFBRITISHTHRILLING DEEDS
OF BRITISH AIRMENIVITH THISUNIFORM BOOK
V.C. HEROES OF THE WAR
G. A. M.A. WithLEASK,By
Illustrations F. MataniabyEight
and others. Price 6d. net.3s.^
V.C.of Lieut.Fr. The Glorious Achievement Warneford,THRILLING
DEEDS OF
BRITISH AIRMEN
BY
ERIC WOOD
author of
'famous voyages of the grbat discoverers' etc.
LONDON
GEORGF. G &HARRAP COMPANY
2 fir- PORTSMOUTH STREET KINGSWAY3 W.C.
MCMXVII
%-^Great BriUinPrinted in
TMmbttllir' EJinhurehSpmrs,Hy