Fire in the Sky: The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War
Description
The first book in 90 years dedicated to the daring and courage of the airmen and mechanics of the Australian Flying Corps—a tale of a war fought thousands of feet above the trenches "I half rolled, and there before my eyes was as perfect a target as I had ever seen in my life. A pressure of a thumb, a short burst, a puff of smoke, a flash of flame, a hole on the clouds—and it was over." —Lieutenant Robert McKenzie, No. 2 Squadron Australian Flying CorpsWhen World War I began in August 1914, airplanes were a novelty, barely a decade old. Despite t...
ISBN(s)
1742370721, 9781742370729
