Gallantry in Action
Airmen Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Two Bars 1918-1955
$55.66
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2019
Summary
When the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged on 1 April 1918, to form the Royal Air Force, the new command needed to have its own gallantry medals to distinguish itself from the Army and the Royal Navy. Thus the new Distinguished Flying Cross came into being. Not that this new award (along with the Distinguished Flying Medal for non-commissioned personnel) came into immediate use, but as 1918 progressed, awards that earlier might have produced the Military Cross or Disti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911621287 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911621289 |
| Author: | Norman Franks |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 148mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Norman Franks
Norman Franks is a respected historian and author. Previous titles for Pen and Sword include InThe Footsteps of the Red Baron (co-authored with Mike OConnor), The Fighting Cocks, RAF Fighter Pilots Over Burma, Dogfight, The Fallen Few of the Battle of Britain (with Nigel McCrery) and Dowdings Eagles. Over the course of his career, Frank has published some of the most compelling works on First World War fighter aviation, being one of the worlds leading authorities on the subject.He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
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