First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; XVII, 250. The diaries of a fighter pilot during WW1 with 65 Squadron flying Sopwith Camels. Edited by the Author's grandson (who interestingly labels himself as the author on the inner jacket flap, surprised the publisher let him get away with that one).

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Title

Diary and Letters of a World War I Fighter Pilot, 2nd Lieutenant Guy Mainwaring Knocker's Accounts of His Experiences in 1917-1918, While Serving in the RFC/RAF, The.

Publisher

Pen & Sword Aviation, Barnsley

Publication Date

2008

Language

English

ISBN 10

1844157415

ISBN 13

9781844157419

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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This is a first-hand account of the author’s grandfather, Guy Mainwaring Knocker and his experiences as a pilot in the R.F.C. in the First World War written as a series of letters and diary entries. He wrote letters virtually every day to his family, while he trained in England and was in service in France, and often illustrated them with little sketches. Guy was a gifted artist, particularly pencil and pen and ink, and also an excellent photographer. He flew with No 65 (Fighter) Squadron that was formed in June, 1916 as a fighter squadron, and flew to France in March 1917 in time to play a prominent part in the air operations during the Battles of Arras. In June 1917, the squadron moved to Calais for special patrol work in the Dover Straits area, to intercept enemy aircraft raiding England.

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Christopher Burgess is an author who is an expert in war time aviation.

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