CHAJKOWSKY, WILLIAM E. - Royal Flying Corps - Borden to Texas to Beamsville

Canada: The Boston Mills Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919822231. "At a time when man was fighting man on the Continent of Europe, a fledgling group of fliers was forming in Canada under the guidance of officers of the Royal Flying Corps. This history follows the corps from its inception to its airfield at Camp Borden thence down to its training center in Texas and back again to its home at Beamsville." - dust jacket. "This is a book about the beginning of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It will deal with early military aviation in Canada before and during the First World War: the first aeroplane factory built in Canada; the first flying field located in Canada; also dealing with Canada's expanding army during the great war and the construction of a new army camp and how part of it would become Canada's first military aerodrome. There are no heroes in this book. It is a pictorial history of Canadians who enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps during its 700 day stay in Canada." - Introduction. 128 glossy pages generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative and interesting history. Cooke (3rd Edition) p.307. ; 4to; 127 pages. Good in Good dust jacket .

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