Sixty squadron raf : a history of the squadron 1916-1919 / by Group Captain A. J. L. Scott ; with a preface by Hugh Cecil ; with additional material for this edition by D. W. Warne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, A. J. L., author.

Contributor:

Cecil, Hugh (Hugh P.), writer of introduction.

Warne, D. W., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scott, A. J. L. (Alan John Lance), 1883-1922.

Scott, A. J. L.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, Sixty--History.

Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown, Pennsylvania ; Oxford, England : Casemate Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

This candid WWI memoir takes readers inside the cockpit with an RAF officer on the Western Front from the outbreak the Great War until its end in 1918. Louis Arbon Strange was at the Royal Air Force's Central Flying School when war broke out in 1914. He immediately reported to Royal Flying Corps headquarters and joined No.5 Squadron. Strage remained on active duty throughout the war, serving his country over the Western Front from August of that year until the enemy's surrender. Strange transferred to No.6 Squadron in 1915 and went on to form and command No.23 Squadron. Due to illness, he did not accompany his Squadron to France, but spent that time training others. He took charge of the Machine-Gun School at Hythe and other schools of aerial gunnery before returning to the Front. There he commanded the 23rd Wing, and finally took command of the 80th Wing from June 1918 until the end of the war. As Strange chronicles his experiences, he provides unique insight into how and why the Allied airmen eventually prevailed.

Contents:

Intro

FRONT COVER

HALF-TITLE PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

INTRODUCTION

PREFACE

AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

AN EXPLANATION OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED

CHAPTER I. THE FORMATION OF THE SQUADRON

CHAPTER II. THE SOMME

CHAPTER III. ARRAS

CHAPTER IV. PASSCHENDALE AND THE NORTHERN BATTLES

CHAPTER V. THE MARCH OFFENSIVE (1918)

CHAPTER VI. DEMOBILISATION

APPENDIX I. A LIST OF THE OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN 60 SQUADRON DURING THE WAR

APPENDIX II. A LIST OF BATTLE CASUALTIES

APPENDIX III. A LIST OF COMBAT CLAIMS MADE BY MEMBERS OF 60 SQUADRON 1916-1918

APPENDIX IV. A BRIEF HISTORY OF 60 SQUADRON 1920 to 1990.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 6, 2016).

ISBN:

9781612003856

1612003850