Author : Ezra Bowen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : OCLC:1035915071
Knights of the Air
Ezra Bowen
Knights Of The Air
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Knights of the Air
Ezra Bowen
Author : Ezra Bowen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Air pilots, Military
ISBN : 184447030X
Knights of the Air by Ezra Bowen Pdf
'War in the air', trumpeted a poster for Britain's Royal Flying Corps, 'recalls the olden times, when knights rode forth to battle and won honour and glory by their deeds of personal heroism'. The fledgling military air services of World War I had no trouble finding volunteers for a life that promised 'romance, action, adventure, and opportunities for glorious achievement'. Many recruits were cavalrymen who had seen their traditional role as the swashbucklers of war usurped almost overnight by the airmen in their outlandish but far-ranging new flying machines.
The Red Knight
John Charles Corrigan
Author : John Charles Corrigan
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781039194182
The Red Knight by John Charles Corrigan Pdf
The Red Knight is the product of 25 years of meticulous research. It is, arguably, the most comprehensive account ever written about the Canadian Air Force’s legendary solo jet-aerobatics performer. An important part of Canadian aviation history, the Red Knight is third in longevity and total number of performances among RCAF display teams. In recognition of the program’s importance, Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame honoured the Red Knight with its Belt of Orion Award for Excellence in 2020 and the Royal Canadian Mint issued a commemorative coin in 2022. The Red Knight chronicles the history of the program, from its origins in 1957 to its cancellation in 1970. Everyone who has enjoyed watching the precision, grace and beauty of aerobatic flight will enjoy this insight into the “behind the scenes” aspect of aerial displays. A fine addition to any aviation reference library, The Red Knight will be of particular interest to anyone who remembers the program or saw a performance of this uniquely Canadian display. Printed in colour, The Red Knight - Second Edition is illustrated with many rare photographs never published before. The book is further enhanced by specially commissioned works of art from noted Canadian Aviation Artist, Don Connolly. Details of the various Red Knight paint schemes are provided through aircraft profiles, also specifically created for this publication. Together, this unique pictorial collection vividly portrays the legacy of the Red Knight. https://www.facebook.com/rcafredknight www.johncharlescorrigan.com "It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive look at the Red Knight program--and at aerobatics in general." — Kirkus Reviews
Knights of the Air
David L. Bashow
Author : David L. Bashow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1552781623
Knights of the Air by David L. Bashow Pdf
Students, teachers or patriotic citizens looking to learn more about an important part of Canada's First World War history will be delighted by Knights of the Air. This finely crafted work is the story of the more than 13,000 pilots who flew for Canada during the First World War. Follow the chronicles the brave fighters who moved on to become some of the most elite pilots in the Allied Forces. Knights of the Air also features historical maps, photographs, and documents making it a must-have for any history buff.
Knights of the Air
Bennett Arthur Molter
Author : Bennett Arthur Molter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : UCAL:$B16255
Knights of the Air by Bennett Arthur Molter Pdf
First person account of an American pilot flying for France during the war. It is an account of his observations about what was happening at that time. The war had not come to an end at the time this was written.
German Knights of the Air, 1914-1918
Terry C. Treadwell,Alan C. Wood
Author : Terry C. Treadwell,Alan C. Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : 0760707901
German Knights of the Air, 1914-1918 by Terry C. Treadwell,Alan C. Wood Pdf
Knights of the Air (Classic Reprint)
Bennett A. Molter
Author : Bennett A. Molter
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0282261982
Knights of the Air (Classic Reprint) by Bennett A. Molter Pdf
Excerpt from Knights of the Air So, in due time, it came about, after some trouble, expense and persistence on my part. I count myself as fortunate, not exceptional, and if I can explain some things having to do with the ways and means of turning an aver age young fellow into some sort of aviator and perhaps recount some of the facts that I have seen along the way, the purpose of this book will have been served. 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.
Knights of the Air, Book 1
Iain Stewart
Author : Iain Stewart
Publisher : Atmosphere Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 163988131X
Knights of the Air, Book 1 by Iain Stewart Pdf
To survive, Lance Fitch makes the enemy vermin, his friends expendable, and his chivalry more threadbare than a beggar's cloak. As the conflagration of World War 1 spreads around the world, it subsumes Lance. As part of his revenge quest, he joins the British Royal Flying Corps. Arthur Wolsey, his commanding officer, begs him to join 100 Wing - elite pilots tasked with wresting control of the air from Manfred Richthofen's "Flying Circus." The Germans are cutting such a bloody swathe across the skies that the average survival time of an RFC pilot in the air is a mere seventeen hours. Lance and Arthur struggle to stay alive, never mind preserving their Wing and their friendship. The latter is further stressed by Arthur's alluring half-sister, Megan. Lance learns fast, but when Richthofen is the teacher, those lessons are bloody... In Knights of the Air, Book 1: Rage! by Iain Stewart, we experience the terror of mortal combat in the heavens, while flying flimsy, flammable planes without parachutes. Impeccable history from the dawn of military aviation is woven with characters and themes drawn from the Arthurian myths as two enduring legends intertwine, King Arthur meets the Red Baron.
Jack Knight's Brave Flight
Jill Esbaum
Author : Jill Esbaum
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635925678
Jack Knight's Brave Flight by Jill Esbaum Pdf
High-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America's heartland and saved the US Air Mail Service in the process. When Jack Knight takes off in his biplane from North Platte, Nebraska, in 1921, hundreds of people crowd the airstrip. Is Jack transporting a famous passenger? Is he ferrying medicine for a sick child? Nope--Jack has six sacks of mail. For the past few years, biplanes like Jack's have been flying the mail only during daylight hours. Flying after dark is risky and crashes are too common, so lawmakers decide to cut funding for the US Air Mail Service. Outraged officials and pilots want to prove that flying the mail is best, so they concoct a plan--a coast-to-coast race. But when a crash, exhaustion, and a snowstorm ground three of the planes, Jack Knight becomes the race's only hope. All he has to do is fly all night long, leaning out of the plane to see, and navigate a blizzard over land he's never covered with an empty fuel tank. Will Jack pull it off and save the Air Mail Service?
Knights of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series)
Lieutenant Bennett a. Molter
Author : Lieutenant Bennett a. Molter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1473317975
Knights of the Air (Wwi Centenary Series) by Lieutenant Bennett a. Molter Pdf
This early work on military aviation was written by an American pilot who served in the First World War. It includes observations of various aspects of air warfare such as training, tactics, and famous flyers of the day. This is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in military aviation and the Great War. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
The Great War and Medieval Memory
Stefan Goebel
Author : Stefan Goebel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521854153
The Great War and Medieval Memory by Stefan Goebel Pdf
A comparative study of the cultural impact of the Great War on British and German societies. Taking medievalism as a mode of public commemorations as its focus, this book unravels the British and German search for historical continuity and meaning in the shadow of an unprecedented human catastrophe.
The Few
Alex Kershaw
Author : Alex Kershaw
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306815904
The Few by Alex Kershaw Pdf
From the author of national bestsellers The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter comes "a rousing tale of little-known heroes" (Booklist). The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.
Knights of the Battle of Britain
Chris Goss
Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526726520
Knights of the Battle of Britain by Chris Goss Pdf
The Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knights Cross of the Iron Cross), known simply as the Ritterkreuz (Knights Cross), was the highest German military award of the Second World War. Instituted on 1 September 1939, to coincide with the German invasion of Poland, it was awarded for leadership, valor or skill. As the war progressed, higher variants were instituted, namely the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, and the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves Swords and Diamonds. Similar in design, but larger, than the Eiserne Kreuz (Iron Cross), and worn around the neck as opposed to on the breast, the border and hanging loop on the Knights Cross were made of pure silver which was marked ‘800. The award was made by a number of German manufacturers. On 3 June 1940, the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz mit Eichenlaub (Knights Cross with Oak Leaves) was instituted, by which time 124 Rittterkreuz had been awarded to all arms of the German military, of which forty-nine had been awarded to Luftwaffe personnel. The first recipient was Generalfeldmarschal Hermann Göring on 30 September 1939; the first Luftwaffe operational Luftwaffe aircrew member recipient, and the fifth overall, was Oberst Robert Fuchs, Kommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26. His award was made on 6 April 1940. The first fighter pilot to receive the Ritterkreuz was Hauptmann Werner Mölders of III Gruppe/Jagdgeschwader 53 (III./JG 53) on 29 May 1940. Only three Luftwaffe officers would receive the Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub in 1940, and all of them were fighter pilots – Mölders on 21 September 1940 (he was then Geschwader Kommodore of JG 51), Major Adolf Galland (Kommodore of JG 26) on 24 September 1940, and Hauptmann Helmut Wick (Kommandeur of I Gruppe/JG 2) on 6 October 1940. Throughout the summer of 1940, many more Luftwaffe members, be they serving on fighter, bomber, dive bomber or reconnaissance units, would receive the Ritterkreuz. Some of these awards were made posthumously, whilst others would learn of their awards whilst a prisoner of war in Britain or, later, in Canada. In this book, the renowned aviation historian Chris Goss provides biographical details of all operational members of the Luftwaffe who received the Ritterkreuz during 1940 or were awarded it as a result of their actions in what became known as the Battle of Britain.
Laura Knight in the Open Air
Dame Laura Knight,Elizabeth Knowles
Author : Dame Laura Knight,Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher : Sansom Company Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Painting, British
ISBN : 1906593655
Laura Knight in the Open Air by Dame Laura Knight,Elizabeth Knowles Pdf
Catalog of an exhibition held at Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance, June 16-Sep. 8, 2012; at Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, Sept. 22-Nov. 4, 2012; and at Worcester City Art Gallery, Nov. 17, 2012-Feb. 10, 2013.
The Few
Alex Kershaw
Author : Alex Kershaw
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306815904
The Few by Alex Kershaw Pdf
From the author of national bestsellers The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter comes "a rousing tale of little-known heroes" (Booklist). The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.