An Air Fighter's Scrapbook (vintage Aviation Series)
by Ira Jones /
2014 / English / Mobipocket
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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.
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.