Summary of E. C. R. Baker's Ace of Aces

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The Pattle family was torn apart when World War I broke out. Jack Pattle, who was a military magistrate in South Africa, went off to fight against the Kaiser’s troops in South West Africa. It was four long years before he was able to see his children again.
#2 The brothers were sent to the local school in Keetmanshoop, and for the first time in their lives, they were able to mix with children of German and Afrikaans descent. They were both given pellet guns, an indispensable part of a South African boy’s equipment.
#3 Tom was a thousand miles from home, but he never felt homesick. He settled down quickly and made a lot of friends. He studied conscientiously, played games with gusto, and at the end of his first term was able to report that the school and the climate seemed to suit him.
#4 Tom Pattle was a student at Grahamstown High School in 1931, when he decided to join the South African Air Force. He was invited to attend an interview at Air Force Headquarters in 1933, and was rejected. He began a course at a local commercial college to brush up his English grammar and other skills.

Sujets

• Histoire
• General officer
• General
• History

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 23 juillet 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822546400
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on E. C. R. Baker's Ace of Aces
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Pattle family was torn apart when World War I broke out. Jack Pattle, who was a military magistrate in South Africa, went off to fight against the Kaiser’s troops in South West Africa. It was four long years before he was able to see his children again.

#2

The brothers were sent to the local school in Keetmanshoop, and for the first time in their lives, they were able to mix with children of German and Afrikaans descent. They were both given pellet guns, an indispensable part of a South African boy’s equipment.

#3

Tom was a thousand miles from home, but he never felt homesick. He settled down quickly and made a lot of friends. He studied conscientiously, played games with gusto, and at the end of his first term was able to report that the school and the climate seemed to suit him.

#4

Tom Pattle was a student at Grahamstown High School in 1931, when he decided to join the South African Air Force. He was invited to attend an interview at Air Force Headquarters in 1933, and was rejected. He began a course at a local commercial college to brush up his English grammar and other skills.

#5

Tom found it difficult to find a job, and when he was offered the position of assistant sales manager, he accepted without hesitation. It would at least keep him busy until something better came along.

#6

Tom had to do a lot of salesmanship, clerical work, and fix up refrigerators. He also had to drive himself around the reef in the company’s van collecting payments and doing a bit of canvassing.

#7

Tom’s obsession with flying was re- awakened when he saw an aeroplane land at the mine one day. He was fascinated by the plane, and wanted to fly.

#8

In 1935, the Royal Air Force began its expansion scheme. The nation’s leaders decided that the strength of the Royal Air Force, which at that time numbered approximately 30,000 officers and men, should be tripled within the next three years.

#9

The short-service commission was for a duration of four years, and after that you could either go into civil aviation or be absorbed permanently into the Royal Air Force. At the end of the four years, you would receive a gratuity of £600.

#10

Tom’s mother gave him the money to buy his discharge from the SSB, as well as a few extra shillings to make sure he did not go short of anything.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

When Tom arrived in London, he went to the Air Ministry to apply for a job. He was told that his application was receiving attention through the usual channels, and that he would be informed in due course. It was about a fortnight later before he was asked to attend for interview.

#2

Tom’s interview with the Air Force Board went well, and he was offered the opportunity to train to become a pilot in the Royal Air Force.

#3

The first thing that happened to Tom on arrival at Prestwick as a pupil pilot was that he acquired a nickname. He was the only South African trainee, and he was very self-conscious at first because he thought that the English trainees had the edge on him as far as education was concerned.

#4

In July, Pat went on his first cross-country test. He was flying from Prestwick to Turnhouse, near Edinburgh, when he ran into a storm. He could not see the ground, and was scared that he would crash. But he determination­ally continued flying by compass alone.

#5

Pat began his flying training at the No.