Tiger Squadron: The Story of 74 Squadron, R.A.F., in Two World Wars (Wings of War)

History

Jones, Ira

Europe

Time-Life Education

Ira “Taffy” Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had met or known by association, both during the war and in the post-war flying years.An Air Fighter’s Scrap Book recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights, all evoking the sheer delight in flying that characterized those early years.See:

An Air Fighter's Scrapbook (Vintage Aviation Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Casemate

King of Air Fighters: The Biography of Major "Mick" Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.

Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

Airfighter's Scrapbook

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Greenhill Books

Ira “Taffy” Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron.  Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had met or known by association, both during the war and in the post-war flying years.An Air Fighter’s Scrap Book recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights, all evoking the sheer delight in flying that characterized those early years.REVIEWS "…lively and well told…a well done volume"Over the Front

An Air Fighter's Scrapbook

Presidio Pr

Detailed account of Elvis Presley's days as a soldier, as told by his platoon sergeant. Many intimate stories of days with Elvis in Germany. You'll laugh, you'll cry. Includes some great photos.

Soldier Boy Elvis

Politics & Social Sciences

Burk, Bill E.

Politics & Government

Propwash Pub

A penetrating study of Britain’s top fighter ace in the Great War . . . Ira Jones’ biography of Britain’s top scoring ace of World War I has become the subject of some controversy over the last few years, most notably as it is the source of the claim of 73 “kills” for Mannock, thereby making him the number one scoring Allied Ace of the war. Later research has thrown serious doubt on this claim and indeed Mannock himself only claimed 51 kills. Jones’s biography is nevertheless an important account, especially when seen in the context of the time in which it was first written. In particular the biography delves into the mind of Mannock, portraying the singular nature of his character and the true stress that these pioneer air fighters experienced in the last few months of the war. Originally published in 1934 by Ivor Nicholson and Watson in London, the book has been reprinted (most recently in the 1990’s by Greenhill Books as part of it’s Vintage Aviation Library) and each time has been reproduced from the original 1930’s version of the book. This new Casemate edition has been entirely reoriginated. Not a word has been changed, but the original (very dated) type and page layout have been reworked, as has been the format in which the book is presented, to give a beautiful new treatment to this classic of aviation literature. Table of Contents Preface Introduction I EARLY LIFE—PART I II EARLY LIFE—PART II III LEARNING TO FLY, AND FIRST TOUR OF DUTY IN FRANCE WITH NO. 40 SQUADRON IV SECOND TOUR OF DUTY IN FRANCE WITH NOS. 74 AND 85 SQUADRONS V KING OF AIRFIGHTERS VI L’ENVOI Author’s Acknowledgements

King of Airfighters: The Biography of Major "Mick" Mannock, VC, DSO MC (Vintage Aviation Series)

Historical

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