An Air Fighter's Scrapbook (Vintage Aviation Series)

Ira “Taffy” Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war and wrote of the many personalities he had met or known by association, both during the war and in the post-war flying years.An Air Fighter’s Scrap Book recreates the atmosphere of the days of the biplane, of wartime flying, of early peacetime adventures in the air, the development of civil aviation, and breathtaking record beating flights, all evoking the sheer delight in flying that characterized those early years.Table of ContentsPreface1. They Risked Their Necks2. The Child—The Boy—The Youth3. I Find a “Friend for Life”4. The Legend of the “Mad Major”5. Richthofen and His “Circus”6. Builders of the Air Force Tradition7. With the “Tiger Squadron”8. Exploits of the Dawn Patrol9. Distinguished Service Order—Buckingham Palace—Arrested10. Private War in North Russia11. Sea and Sand12. H.R.H. The Prince Of Wales—Charles Longcroft—Sefton Brancker13. Lawrence of Arabia14. Six Happy Years and Au Revoir15. A Few Things the War Taught Me16. Rugger17. Foes—but Heroes18. Falcons of France19. They Blazed the Transatlantic Trail20. Heroines of the Air21. Flyers Who Blazed World Air Trails22. Civilian Transport and Imperial Airways23. Believe It or Not24. Bombers and the Next European War25. Notes, by Norman Franks Read more