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Hawker VC - The First RFC Ace: The Life of Major Lanoe Hawker VC DSO 1890 - 1916

By Tyrrel M. Hawker MC
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$39.95
By Tyrrel M. Hawker MC
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The brother of Lanoe Hawker VC DSO as a tribute wrote this fascinating book. The Hawkers came from a distinguished sporting family with strong military and naval records and Lanoe from the outset set his sights on flying for the RFC. After the Central Flying School he crossed to France in October 1914 with 6 Squadron equipped with BE2s and Henri Farmans. As the war in the air progressed so Hawker came more and more into his own both as a combat pilot and commander. He was rapidly promoted a...

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