War Flying by a Pilot


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 9 reviews)

Published in 1917, this "little volume of 'Theta’s' letters to his home people" was assembled to provide useful information for young men who might like to become pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. A mixture of conversational letters, poems, and descriptions of flying, the book proves entertaining, even today, despite having been written in training and in active duty during World War I. - Summary by Lynette Caulkins (2 hr 22 min)

Chapitres

The Development of an Idea - Preface, Opening Poem, and Introductory Section 15:19 Lu par Lynette Caulkins
Book I - In Training (Oct - Apr) - Chapter I, From Theory to Practice - part 1 6:41 Lu par KevinS
Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 2 4:36 Lu par John
Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 3 5:03 Lu par John
Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 4 4:13 Lu par John
Book I - In Training - Chapter II and Chapter III 12:40 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter I, The Opening Movements - Part 1 6:13 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter 1, part 2 5:13 Lu par Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter 1, part 3 6:31 Lu par Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, Increasing the Pace, part 1 5:37 Lu par Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 2 5:49 Lu par Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 3 6:50 Lu par Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 4 6:56 Lu par Thomas Rose
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 5 6:28 Lu par John Cairns
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 6 6:52 Lu par John Cairns
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III - Storm after Calm, part 1 5:28 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 2 7:24 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 3 6:40 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 4 8:23 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 5 6:21 Lu par John
Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 6 3:40 Lu par John