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  • King of Airfighters

    The Biography of Major 'Mick' Mannock DFC

    by Ira Jones ...
    A penetrating study of Britain's top World War I fighter ace, written by fellow pilot Ira Jones, the author of An Air Fighter's Scrapbook.Ira Jones' biography of Britain's top-scoring ace of the First World War has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years; most notably, it claims seventy-three "kills" for Mannock, making him the number-one-scoring Allied ace of the war. Later ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Air Fighter's Scrapbook

    by Ira Jones ...
    Series series Vintage Aviation Library
    A classic memoir of the early days of aviation by a longtime Royal Air Force pilot, including his harrowing, exhilarating adventures in the Great War.Ira "Taffy" Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about forty victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Familiar in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the ... Read more

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  • An Air Fighter's Scrapbook. Illustrated

    by Ira Jones ...
    An Air Fighter’s Scrapbook by Ira “Taffy” Jones is a gripping and unfiltered memoir of aerial combat during World War I, written by one of Britain’s most accomplished and outspoken fighter aces. Originally published in 1938, the book provides a raw, detailed, and often humorous look into the life of a Royal Flying Corps pilot during the early days of military aviation. Jones flew alongside ... Read more

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  • September Evening

    The Life and Final Combat of the German World War One Ace: Werner Voss

    by Barry Diggens ...
    The true story of the daredevil flying ace who rivaled the Red Baron, with photos included.This is the first full-length biography of nineteen-year-old Werner Voss, a legend in his lifetime and the youngest recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest award for bravery in WWI. At the time of his death he was considered by many, friend and foe alike, to be Germany's greatest ace—and, had he ... Read more

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  • Raymond Collishaw and the Black Flight

    by Roger Gunn ...
    Ever wondered what it would be like to fly a biplane or triplane in the First World War? Raymond Collishaw and the Black Flight takes you to the Western Front during the Great War. Experience the risks of combat and the many close calls Collishaw had as a pilot, flight commander, and squadron leader. Understand the courage Collishaw and his fellow flyers faced every day they took to the air in ... Read more

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  • Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps. Illustrated

    by James McCudden ...
    Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps by James McCudden is one of the most respected and insightful firsthand accounts of World War I aviation. Written by a top British fighter ace with 57 confirmed victories, the memoir traces McCudden’s remarkable journey from aircraft mechanic to decorated squadron leader in the Royal Flying Corps. Published shortly before his untimely death in 1918 ... Read more

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  • Black Fokker Leader

    Carl Degelow—The First World War's Last Airfighter Knight

    by Peter Kilduff ...
    This biography of the WWI fighter pilot offers "an intimate portrait of the last recipient of the 'Blue Max'" (Barrett Tillman).One of the most noteworthy German fighter pilots of World War I was Leutnant der Reserve Carl Degelow, whose squadron of mostly black Fokker D.VII fighters posed a formidable threat to some of Britain's most celebrated air units on the Western Front.Black Fokker Leader, ... Read more

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  • Mosquito Aces of World War 2

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 69 - Aircraft of the Aces
    The Mosquito developed into one of the most versatile aircraft of World War 2, entering service with Fighter Command in early 1942.The 'Mossie' was soon defending raids on Britain's Cathedral cities and became an integral part of the country's night defences. Its airborne radar gave it the ability to 'see' the enemy at night, and its speed and devastating fire power made it the finest nightfighter ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916

    by Robert Reynold Hirsch, Oswald Boelcke ...
    An unassuming book, still one of those which grip the reader from beginning to end. When the author started to write his daily impressions and adventures, it was to keep in touch with his people, to quiet those who feared for his safety every moment, and at the same time to give them a clear idea of his life. Without boasting, modestly and naturally, he describes the adventures of an aviator in ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Albert Ball VC

    The Fighter Pilot Hero of World War I

    by Colin Pengelly ...
    An action-packed military biography of a British fighter pilot and his rise through ranks during World War I.World War I pilot Albert Ball's invincible courage and determination made him a legend not only in Britain but also amongst his enemies, to whom the sight of his lone Nieuport Scout brought fear.Ball enlisted in the British army in 1914 with the 2/7th Battalion (Robin Hoods) of the Sherwood ... Read more

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  • Coming in to Land – the memoirs of Wing Commander Bill Malins DFC

    by Bill Malins ...
    At the age of 95, Bill Malins still remembers growing up on an Oxfordshire farm in the 1920s, where he would help with the haymaking, steer a horse-drawn harrow, milk a cow and ride sheep for entertainment. Amid the happiness there were moments of tragedy. There was the loss of his baby sister to peritonitis when Bill was seven years old. A couple of years later he had to stand by as the farm was ... Read more

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  • Winged Victory

    by V.M. Yeates ...
    Experience the chilling combat of World War I from inside an early biplane in this classic novel, by a pilot who lived through the war himself.France, 1914. The war on the land is taking to the skies . . .Pilot Tom Cundall is ready to take on the enemy in his trusty Camel fighter plane. But as he sees more and more planes shot down in flames, he begins to question the war, and what, or who, he is ... Read more

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