03039nam 2200649 450 991046490430332120200520144314.01-78383-243-61-4738-1175-9(CKB)3710000000125290(EBL)1718456(OCoLC)881887553(SSID)ssj0001225926(PQKBManifestationID)11802808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225926(PQKBWorkID)11269851(PQKB)10327359(MiAaPQ)EBC1718456(Au-PeEL)EBL1718456(CaPaEBR)ebr10884692(CaONFJC)MIL620879(EXLCZ)99371000000012529020140630h20022002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAirfields and airmen, Somme /Mike O'ConnorSouth Yorkshire, England :Leo Cooper,2002.©20021 online resource (193 p.)Battleground Europe SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-85052-864-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Series""; ""Title""; ""Dedication""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction by Series Editor""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Author's Introduction""; ""Table of Maps""; ""How the Guide works""; ""The Development of Military Flying""; ""An Explanation of German ranks""; ""Abbreviations""; ""The Order of Battle of the RFC 4 Brigade 1 July 1916""; ""Chapter One The Northern Area""; ""Chapter Two The Southern Area""; ""Chapter Three The Eastern Area""; ""Conclusion""; ""Further Reading""; ""Selective Index""The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and to the grave of Viscount Glentworth, killed while flying with 32 Squadron. The German side is well covered with visits to their cemeteries and aerodromes. This well researched book relives the deadly thrills of war in the air over the battlefields of the Western Front.Battleground Europe.World War, 1914-1918BattlefieldsFranceSommeGuidebooksWorld War, 1914-1918Aerial operationsBattlefieldsFranceSommeGuidebooksAirmenBiographyElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918BattlefieldsWorld War, 1914-1918Aerial operations.BattlefieldsAirmen940.44941O'Connor Mike1947-854362MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464904303321Airfields and airmen, Somme1908007UNINA