A Contemptible Little Flying Corps
By I. McInnes & J.W. Webb
Published by The London Stamp Exchange 1991 1st Edition
"This authoritative 1991 study provides the first complete roll of the non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and airmen who served in the Royal Flying Corps prior to the outbreak of the First World War. Drawing upon official records, medal rolls, and archives, the authors reconstruct the service details of over 1,400 individuals, each accompanied by biographical notes and, where available, photographs. The work offers a rare insight into the vital contributions of those ground personnel who kept the early air war functioning—men whose technical expertise and courage ensured that the pilots could take to the skies.
Meticulously researched and richly detailed, A Contemptible Little Flying Corps also includes appendices covering medals, unit establishments, and statistical data from 1912-1914. It stands as both a tribute to the unsung pioneers of military aviation and an indispensable reference for family historians, medal collectors, and scholars of early Royal Flying Corps history."
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