In the 1st World War the daring exploits of pilot Albert Ball caught the imagination of the British public like no other. Ball acquired his wings in the RFC in January 1916 and was first posted to France in February of that year. Then he joined No 13 Squadron and for a six-week period in March 1916 saw almost constant action flying the Squadron's Bristol Scout. Moving to No 11 Squadron in May 1916, Ball's score quickly accumulated. He had acquired a reputation as a tenacious scout pilot, often flying alone in his Nieuport and invariably returning to base with a near empty fuel tank. In August he returned to No 11 Squadron and soon after became the highest scoring scout pilot of the time. Waging his solitary aerial war, Ball became a true inspiration to the RFC when its squadrons were being mauled. But his life was to prove tragically short and he was killed in action just before his 21st birthday leading a patrol of SE5's. He had accounted for forty-four German aircraft and was posthumously awarded the Victor
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I first read Chaz Bowyer's book on Albert Ball, 1996 and it's a great story of a young English pilot who rose to fame over the Western Front in only 15 months of aerial combat.
This is a well told and well researched account of a young British ace who died aged 20 but managed to account for 44 combat victories and was awarded the Military Cross, three Distinguished Service Orders, the Russian Order of St George and posthumously the French Legion d'Honneur and Britain's highest decoration for gallantry, the Victoria Cross. This book is well worth the time to read and should be in the library of any serious aviation buff
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This book is well researched, well organized, and well written. It gives a complete view of the facts known about the tragically short life of one of WWI's bravest and best aviators. I recomend it highly.
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Vert Galand, Cecil Lewis, Royal Flying Corps, London Colney, Trent College, Major Blomfield, Second Lieutenant, Sedgley House, Hugh Trenchard, Lothar von Richthofen, Bristol Scout, Cyril Crowe, Gerald Maxwell, Military Cross, Nottingham Castle, Roland Cils, Flora Young, Franz Hailer, Ibert Ball, Leslie Foot, Captain Ball, Major Hubbard, Royal Air Force, War Office, Castle Boulevard New!
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VIZEFELDWEBEL Jager glanced towards his three companions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
red spinner, hostile machines, full drum, flying instruction, fighting career, fighting zone, combat reports, yards range Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vert Galand, Cecil Lewis, Royal Flying Corps, London Colney, Trent College, Major Blomfield, Second Lieutenant, Sedgley House, Hugh Trenchard, Lothar von Richthofen, Bristol Scout, Cyril Crowe, Gerald Maxwell, Military Cross, Nottingham Castle, Roland Cils, Flora Young, Franz Hailer, Ibert Ball, Leslie Foot, Captain Ball, Major Hubbard, Royal Air Force, War Office, Castle Boulevard New!
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