REVELL, Alex

High in the Empty Blue. The History of 56 Squadron RFC/ RAF, 1916-1919

Mountain View, Flying Machines Press, 1995.

Quarto, vi, 448 pages with numerous illustrations (including 4 pages of colour plates) plus endpaper maps.

Synthetic cloth; head of the spine very slightly bumped; edges very slightly marked; trifling foxing; an excellent copy with the very good dustwrapper a little creased, and lightly sunned about the spine.

56 Squadron was formed at Gosport on 8 June 1916 and was posted to France in April 1917. It was the first unit equipped with the S.E.5. Over 25 pilots qualifed as 'ace' with 56, including the famous James McCudden VC (1895-1918; 51 kills). ('The Aerodrome' website).

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