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Airfields & Airmen of Cambrai: Battleground
Author(s): Mike O'Connor (Author)
- Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Publication Date: 11 Feb. 2003
- Edition: illustrated edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 0850529581
- ISBN-13: 9780850529586
Book Description
This latest book on the Airfields & Airmen of the First World War covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. We visit the graves of Fokker Eindecker aces and the airfields where the first Jastas were formed. Also covered are airfields from which Allied aces such as Beauchamp Proctor VC flew and there is a visit to the American cemetery at Bony that contains a number of aviators.
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About the Author
Mike O’Connor started his writing career after retiring recently from British Airways where he flew Concorde around the world. His fascination of aviation and in particular earlier aviation, combined with his interest in WW1 has led to this his second book. Mike O’Connor lives in High Hurstwood, East Sussex with his wife Polly.
