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Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps, James Thomas Byford Mccudden, Casemate Publishers, 2009, 193514975X, 9781935149750, 304 Pages Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps, James Thomas Byford McCudden, Casemate Publishers, 2009, 193514975X, 9781935149750, 304 pages. The day-to-day insights of a brilliantly daring World War I ace that only ends with his death at the age of 23 . .James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose daring exploits earned him a tremendous reputation and, ultimately, an untimely end. Here, in this unique and gripping firsthand account, he brings to life some of aviation history's most dramatic episodes in a memoir completed at the age of twenty-three, just days before his tragic death. During his time in France with the Royal Flying Corps from 1914 to 1918, McCudden rose from mechanic to pilot and flight commander. Following his first kill in September 1916, McCudden shot down a total of fifty-seven enemy planes, including a remarkable three in a single minute in January 1918. A dashing patrol leader, he combined courage, loyalty, and judgment, studying the habits and psychology of enemy pilots and stalking them with patience and tenacity.Written with modesty and frankness, yet acutely perceptive, Flying Fury is both a valuable insight into the world of early aviation and a powerful account of courage and survival above the mud and trenches of Flanders. Fighter ace James McCudden died in July 1918, after engine failure caused his plane to crash just four months before the end of World War I. His success as one of Britain's deadliest pilots earned him the Victoria Cross.. DOWNLOAD HERE Airfields and Airmen Cambrai, Michael O'Connor, Sep 26, 2003, History, 192 pages. Airfields and Airmen:Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. 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Following his first kill in September 1916, McCudden shot down a total of fifty-seven enemy planes, including a remarkable three in a single minute in January 1918. A dashing patrol leader, he combined courage, loyalty, and judgment, studying the habits and psychology of enemy pilots and stalking them with patience and tenacity.Written with modesty and frankness, yet acutely perceptive, Flying Fury is both a valuable insight into the world of early aviation and a powerful account of courage and survival above the mud and trenches of Flanders. Fighter ace James McCudden died in July 1918, after engine failure caused his plane to crash just four months before the end of World War I. His success as one of Britain's deadliest pilots earned him the Victoria Cross.returncharacterreturncharacter returncharacterreturncharacter REVIEWS returncharacterreturncharacter..".a welcome reissue...a thrilling account of the air war and a percipient insight into daily life of a pilot."Cross and Cockade, 05/2010 ..".Fans of World War I British Ace James McCudden who seek a good account of his life will find it in this autobiography....a good collection of photos of McCudden and some of the airplanes he flew, as well as photos of some of the aircraft types he fought against." Over the Front, 11/01/2010 James McCudden, VC was undoubtedly one of the premier pilots to grace the ranks of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the Great War. This account follows his service career from the pre-war days in the Royal Engineers through his transfer to the RFC, initially as an engine fitter before graduating to aircrew, through to his untimely demise in a flying accident in July 1918. His exploits with 3 and 29 Sqn show some of the technical difficulties experienced in the air in the early part of the war. However by the time he transfers to the prestigious 56 Sqn flying the new SE5a Scout his increasing personal confidence is reflected in his rapidly mounting score, his engineering background helping him squeeze every last ounce of performance from his aircraft. McCudden's account is written in a simple, informal and personable style. The author's self effacing manner endears the reader to him and his dedication to his country's service sums up the ethos of his compatriots who in so many cases made the ultimate sacrifice. Many of the RFC's greats are mentioned within these pages including Ball, Mannock and Rhys-Davids not to mention notable protagonists such as von Richtofen and Voss. This book is a true military classic, the narrative seeming to capture the true spirit of this famous aviator and the many worthy attributes of the generation lost so tragically between 1914-18. Such is the calibre of this book I've read it on a number of occasions over the years and I'm sure future readers will do the same. Highly recommended. For a man who joined the army before the Great War, and then transfered to the RFC in 1914 to be a ground engineer, by 1918 he was a Captain highly decorated and a flight leader with the top scoring 56 squadron. He fought the Red Baron, and was mistakenly claimed as his 16th victim, and spent many hours over the trenches fighting against the famous Jasta 5. I can't recommend this biography highly enough. This book is a little dry, especially compared to 'Winged Victory'. It was written by McCuden himself, and it can be defined as combat reports written in a language so that all the civilians understand in an era when aviation was absolutely new to everyone. The book is full of action, one can learn a great deal about McCudden's tactics and also WWI air combat in general. What it lacks is the human side of the fighting. Sometimes he wonders off path and tells a funny anecdote, but he apologizes to the reader and goes back to writing about the sorties he made. An interesting and informed insight into the mind and activities of a first world war fighter pilot. It was written during the first world war and therefore some of the style of writing is somewhat dated but this does not spoil or impact on the overall enjoyment of the book, in fact enhances it to a certain degree. The book accurately portrays the day to day life that these young men lived and reading about it today all these years later the horror of their situation is still vivid. James McCudden's book is one of the finest written about aviation of the first world war. It is basically written by a man who was a hero who was very modest, It takes the form of a diary and gives more or less a day to day event of what it was really like to fly planes made of canvas against an enemy who McCudden had great respect for. For anyone who has a passion for first world war history this is a book not to be missed,(maybe i'm biast) Please remember when reading this book that the man had very little schooling and wrote the book in a matter of weeks and the last entry is only a few days before he was killed.
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