War Flying by a Pilot


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Published in 1917, this "little volume of 'Theta’s' letters to his home people" was assembled to provide useful information for young men who might like to become pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. A mixture of conversational letters, poems, and descriptions of flying, the book proves entertaining, even today, despite having been written in training and in active duty during World War I. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins (2 hr 22 min)

Chapters

The Development of an Idea - Preface, Opening Poem, and Introductory Section 15:19 Read by Lynette Caulkins
Book I - In Training (Oct - Apr) - Chapter I, From Theory to Practice - part 1 6:41 Read by KevinS
Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 2 4:36 Read by John
Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 3 5:03 Read by John
Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 4 4:13 Read by John
Book I - In Training - Chapter II and Chapter III 12:40 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter I, The Opening Movements - Part 1 6:13 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter 1, part 2 5:13 Read by Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter 1, part 3 6:31 Read by Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, Increasing the Pace, part 1 5:37 Read by Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 2 5:49 Read by Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 3 6:50 Read by Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 4 6:56 Read by Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 5 6:28 Read by John Cairns
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 6 6:52 Read by John Cairns
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III - Storm after Calm, part 1 5:28 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 2 7:24 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 3 6:40 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 4 8:23 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 5 6:21 Read by John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 6 3:40 Read by John