Lanoe Hawker VC DSO的兄弟写了这本引人入胜的书。小贩们来自一个杰出的体育家庭，拥有强大的军事和海军记录，拉诺从一开始就把目光投向了RFC。在中央飞行学校毕业后，他于1914年10月率领6个中队前往法国，该中队配备了BE2和亨利·法曼。随着空中战争的发展，霍克越来越多地成为了一名战斗飞行员和指挥官。他很快被提拔为24中队的指挥官。和其他飞行员一样，他驾驶着许多机器，如布里斯托尔侦察机、FE4227和著名的DH2。
这本书包含了许多飞行员关于他们任务的战斗报告，这些都是最生动的读物。讨论了英国、法国和德国飞机的相对优点、质量和特点，以及飞行员的意见。
为了更好地了解空中作战小贩VC——由于大量使用第一手账户，第一个RFC Ace不太可能被超越。伤亡率/死亡率令人震惊，但这群特殊的兄弟不顾后果继续飞行，直到轮到他们。
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Hawker VC – The First RFC Ace: The Life of Major Lanoe Hawker VC DSO 1890 – 1916
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 and given command of 24 Squadron. He, like other pilots, flew numerous machines such as Bristol Scouts, FE4227s and the famous DH2s.
This book contains many combat reports by pilots of their missions and these make the most graphic reading. The relative merits, qualities and characteristics of the aircraft both British, French and German are discussed with pilots’ opinions.
For a better insight into combat air operations Hawker VC – The First RFC Ace is unlikely to be surpassed, thanks to the extensive use of first-hand accounts. Casualty/death rates were appalling but this special band of brothers flew on regardless until their turn came.
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