8vo, 22cm, The First Edition, xx,145p., frontis and 20 illustrations, 1 (of 2) maps, (1 missing), the map that is present is colour folding), appendices, index, blue cloth, blind stamped decoration, very good to fine copy (mt) - 60 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, was formed on May I, 1916 and served on the Somme, Arras, Ypres, and the March Offensive (1918). Includes a nominal roll of officers and casualty list. Members of the Squadron included three Victoria Cross winners-Lieut-Col. W.A. Bishop, Capt. Ball and Major McCudden, as well as Sqdn.-Ldr. C.F.A. Portal, future Chief of the Air Staff in World War Two. A very scarce WWI fighter squadron history that includes an account of "Billy" Bishop's feat in winning the Victoria Cross in 1917.

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Title: Sixty Squadron R.A.F. A History of the Squadron from its Formation. With a Preface by The Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P.
Publisher: London. William Heinemann. [1920]
Publication Date: 1920
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.

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