Download or read book With the French Flying Corps written by Carroll Dana Winslow and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book With the French Flying Corps written by Carroll Dana Winslow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WITH THE FRENCH FLYING CORPSBYCARROLL DANA WINSLOWOF THE FRENCH FLYING CORPS
Download or read book With the French Flying Corps written by Carroll Dana Winslow and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1917. Personal narrative. World War I. Illustrated.
Download or read book With the French Flying Corps Classic Reprint written by Carroll Dana Winslow and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from With the French Flying Corps About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Like A Thunderbolt The Lafayette Escadrille And The Advent Of American Pursuit In World War I Illustrated Edition written by Roger G. Miller and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 29 Illustrations The advent of an American squadron, or “escadrille,” within the French air force, the Service Aeronautique, had been far from a simple process. French leaders initially held the belief, common at the time, that the war begun in 1914 would be a short one. The potential value of American volunteers fighting for France both for propaganda purposes and for helping bring the power of the New World into the war on the side of the Allies was thus irrelevant at first. By early 1915, however, the French began to accept American volunteers and assign them to escadrilles. In early 1916, the Service Aeronautique united several of these men in an elite chasse unit, which quickly earned an enviable reputation for audacity, bravery, and élan. Success of this unit, the Lafayette Escadrille, had three consequences. First, its existence encouraged a large number of Americans, far more than needed in one escadrille, to volunteer for French aviation. These individuals, identified unofficially as members of a “Lafayette Flying Corps,” served in numerous French air units. Second, the publicity surrounding the Lafayette Escadrille contributed favorable press for the Allied cause, strengthened ties between France and the U.S., and ultimately helped prepare the U.S. to participate on the Allied side of the conflict. Third, the existence of a large body of experienced American pilots provided combat veterans for the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France when the U.S. ultimately entered the war. These veterans helped instill in the U.S. Air Service the attitudes and practices of the Service Aeronautique, an infusion especially reflected in two U.S. pursuit squadrons, the 103rd Aero Squadron, made up of Lafayette Escadrille pilots, and the 94th Aero Squadron, the most famous American combat squadron of the war.
Download or read book The Lafayette Escadrille written by Steven A. Ruffin and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete account of America's first volunteer participants in the Great War yet written, lavishly illustrated with both period photos and color then-and-now shots for a new generation of readers . .
Download or read book The Lafayette Flying Corps V2 written by James Norman Hall and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX I MEMBERS OF THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS RELEASED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT BEFORE SERVING AT THE FRONT Allen, Sidney T., St. Louis, Missouri. Enlisted: July 19, 1917. Released: September, 1917, because of defective eyesight. Appleton, W. K., Jr., Nice, France. Enlisted: July 15, 1916. Previous Service: Foreign Legion (In- fantry). Released: December 16, 1916, because of inaptitude. Returned: to the 170th Infantry regiment (French). Aten, Arthur M., Brooklyn, New York. Enlisted: September 7, 1916. Breveted: April 30, 1917. Deserted to America: May 10, 1917. BoswORth, Clarence M., New York City. Enlisted: October 19, 1917. Breveted: December 26, 1917. Went to America April, 1918, on one month's leave of absence. Returned to France after the close of hostilities. Boyesen, Algernon, New York City. Enlisted: January 15, 1916. Released: March 8, 1916, because of in- aptitude. Brown, Stafford L., Newton Center, Mas- sachusetts. Enlisted: July 21, 1917. Released: September 12, 1917, for dis- ciplinary reasons. Bullen, Richard N., Chicago, Illinois. Enlisted: July 14, 1917. Breveted: September 28, 1917. Released: while at G.D.E., January 7, 1918, because of injuries received in a flying accident at Pau. Carrere, Joseph M., Jr., New York City. Enlisted: February 22, 1917. Released: July 10, 1917, because of inap- titude. Collier, Edward M., Bass Rocks, Massachusetts. Enlisted: November, 1916. Released: October 25, 1917, because of ill health. Court, Isidore, New York City. Enlisted: July, 1916. Previous Service: Foreign Legion (Infantry). Released: February 15, 1917, because of inaptitude. (Entered Automobile Service French Army.) Dulon, Lowell Richards, New York City. Enlisted: June 15, 1917. Released: October 21, 1917, because of...
Download or read book Go Get Em The True Adventures Of An American Aviator Of The Lafayette Flying Corps Illustrated Edition written by William Augustus Wellman and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The adventures of a renowned American fighter pilot-in his own words After initially enlisting as an ambulance driver during the Great War, American born Wellman transferred into the French Foreign Legion. By the end of 1917 he had earned his wings as a fighter pilot and had joined N. 87 escadrille of the Lafayette Flying Corps. The ‘Black Cats’ flew Nieuport ‘pursuit’ aircraft-first 17s and latterly 24s. Wellman named his own plane Celia-after his mother. In his career as a fighter pilot Wellman chalked up three confirmed ‘kills’ and five ‘probables’ before eventually being shot down by German anti-aircraft fire in March 1918. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre with two palms. Due to his crash injury he was invalided out of French service and returned to the United States where he began a highly regarded career as a film director. This book, published in 1918, recounts Wellman’s wartime experiences while they were still fresh in the mind, as such it is an invaluable first-hand account of the aerial war over the Western Front from the first days of air combat. Recommended.”—Leonaur Print Version Author — Wellman, William Augustus, 1896-1975 Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in Boston, The Page company, 1918 Original Page Count – 284 pages Illustration — 16 illustrations.
Download or read book The Lafayette Flying Corps During the First World War written by James Norman Hall and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one of a two volume history of the famous American volunteer squadron of the First World War There can be few who have heard of the Lafayette Flying Corps who are unaware of its history. It was, of course, comprised of the American pilots who volunteered to fight for France in the air and it included the famous Lafayette Escadrille. More than 200 American pilots completed French aviation training and 180 flew in combat. Sixty three brave Americans gave their lives for the French cause and the corps was credited with nearly 160 enemy aircraft shot down. Lafayette flyers included eleven flying aces and four winners of the Legion d' Honneur. This two volume history of the services of the Lafayette Flying Corps includes contributions by many of it members and is an essential source work on the subject for all those interested in the early history of military aviation. Volume one is a history of the corps from its formation, and includes details of the origin of the Escadrille Américaine, the Escadrille Lafayette at the front, the Lafayette Flying Corps, enlistment and early training, adventures in action, life on the front, combats and prisoners of war. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Download or read book American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft written by E.R. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated history of the many flying boats and amphibious aircraft designed and built in the United States. It is divided into three chronological sections: the early era (1912-1928), the golden era (1928-1945), and the post-war era (1945-present), with historical overviews of each period. Within each section, individual aircraft types are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer or builder, with historical background, technical specifications, drawings, and one or more photographs. Appendices cover lesser known flying boat and amphibian types as well as various design concepts that never achieved the flying stage.
Download or read book With the French Flying Corps By Carroll Dana Winslow Ill written by Carroll Dana Winslow and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book En L air In The Air Three Years On And Above Three Fronts Illustrated Edition written by Segeant Bert Hall and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sergeant Bert Hall belonged to an elite brotherhood; he was a founded member of the Lafayette Escadrille which fought in the colours of France during the First World War. Highly decorated individually and as a unit; Hall flew alongside the first American aviators such as Kiffin Rockwell, John Thaw, Victor Chapman and Raoul Lufbery. His first autobiography is gritty and adventure filled; recording his time spent in the French Foreign Legion and in the Trenches before his transfer to flying duties with the Lafayette squadron. Author — Sergeant Hall, Bert, 1886-1948. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in New York, N.Y., The new library, inc. 1918 Original Page Count – 153 pages. Illustrations — 10 Illustrations.
Download or read book FLYING FURY Five Years In The Royal Flying Corps Illustrated Edition written by James Thomas Byford McCudden VC DSO & Ba, MC & Bar MM and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated Edition – contains 30 photos The highest scoring British Air Ace reveals his daily life at the front, in the air and in combat with the Germans above the Western Front. In the muddy trenches of the Western front few rankers would have considered that they would achieve field rank of major and international celebrity. In the skies above the shell-torn landscape, any man with enough talent, daring and skill could hope to become a ‘Flying Ace’ by claiming five or more victories over enemy aviators. Such an adventurous warrior was James McCudden; born in 1895 in Kent, he enlisted in the Royal Engineers in 1910 as soon as he could. But he was smitten with the service in the air after a flight in his brothers plane in 1913 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. However he was only an engineer in 1914, but once in France despite his modest rank he was allowed to go up with his squadron and act as an observer in a two seater plane. After much good service as an observer his superiors put him forward for pilot training in 1916. McCudden’s tally of the enemy over the next two years would rank him among the greatest of the World War One Aces; he claimed some 57 enemy aircraft even three in a single day in 1918. His exploits in the air were legendary, surviving an attack by the Red Baron himself, he pioneered new tactics that enabled him the edge of his enemy by using his engineering skill to fine tune his aircraft. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, DSO with Bar, MC with Bar and a Military Medal and the French Croix de Guerre for his daring, bravery and skill. It is with a sad irony that it was not his German foe that eventually ended his outstanding military service but a flying accident in 1918. He was only 23 at the time. His own exploits, adventures, tactics and escapes are best left to him in his own words, but suffice to say despite his modest retelling of his life in a day-by-day fashion remains both dramatic and engaging.
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