Fights and Flights: A Memoir of the Royal Naval Air Service in World War 1
by Samson, Charles Rumney
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0898391512
- ISBN 13
- 9780898391510
- Seller
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
From Page 3: "Chapter 1: the Eastchurch Squadron Takes a Hand.
After a period spent on the East Coast of England carrying out patrols against possible air attacks, my unit of the R.N.A.S. was ordered to proceed overseas, to co-operate with a Brigade of Royal Marines who were to occupy Ostend.
My Squadron was composed practically in toto from the R.N. Flying school at Eastchurch, which had been under my command since its start in 1912. The majority of the pilots were Eastchurch officers, and all the mechanics and working-party were from the same unit. They were all active R.N. ratings, who had joined the R.N.A.'s, and had been with me, some since 1911, the rest since 1912 and 1913.
As regards personnel, therefore, my Squadron had the advantage of high esprit de corps, and that mutual feeling of self-confidence engendered by some years of mutual work in aviation."
A nice, easy style of writing by Samson, and I can see why his book became very popular.
32 b/w photos and 3 maps.
NOTE: at some point, the book must have been dropped and there was some damage to the front and back inner hinges. Fortunately, a previous owner repaired them and they have held very well.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stillman Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 639SB
- Title
- Fights and Flights:
- Author
- Samson, Charles Rumney
- Format/Binding
- Dark blue cloth with silver titles on Red background on spine and front board.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0898391512
- ISBN 13
- 9780898391510
- Publisher
- Battery Press
- Place of Publication
- Nashville
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 372
- Size
- 8 vo.
- Keywords
- The first reprint edition from the 1930 original .Published without d.j.
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About Stillman Books
children's and other illustrated books, along with aviation, sea and naval and other categories. I'm still plugging along after 42 years of book-selling.