Above the Trenches. A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920

SHORES, Christopher, Norman Franks and Russell Guest

Published by Fortress Publications, (Stoney Creek), 1990

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First Canadian Edition. quarto, blue paper boards in pictorial dust jacket. (400)pp. Fortress Publications, Extensively illustrated. The great bulk of the book is devoted to over 800 biographies of individual scout pilots,with introductory notes providing, in the majority of case, place and date of birth, previous military service, decorations and post war career. The biographies include a full list of all claims made, by date, time, type and location, together with the serial and type of scout flown to achieve the claim and a note of the authors' sources. Along with a list of aces amongst gunners, bomber and Corps pilots. A near fine copy, jacket not clipped. quarto, blue paper boards in pictorial dust jacket.

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Title
Above the Trenches. A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920
Author
SHORES, Christopher, Norman Franks and Russell Guest
Publisher
Fortress Publications, (Stoney Creek)
Publication year
1990
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Canadian Edition.
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Aeronautics, Aviation, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps, World War One

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