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Army Wings (Hardback)

Aviation > Aviation Biography & Memoirs

By Robert Jackson
Imprint: Pen & Sword Aviation
Pages: 256
Illustrations: 60 black and white illustrations
ISBN: 9781844153800
Published: 20th April 2006
Last Released: 1st August 2007

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This is the fascinating story of army fixed-wing co-operation units who were made up of specially trained volunteer army personnel. These men were trained to fly, to reconnoitre across the front line in search of enemy forces and then guide artillery gunners onto the target. From its earliest days in World War I, small low-flying aircraft have flown unarmed into combat and relayed vital information to aid accurate fall of shot and to advise front-line ground troops of enemy strength and postion. They were frequently attacked by fighter aircraft and had to avoid ground-fire, often flying below treetop height. They relied purely on flying skill to outwit the enemy and yet little is known of these unsung heroes of many wars. This book redresses the balance.

"Jackson uses unit war diaries and other primary sources to provide brief but interesting accounts of specific missions. Many photographs illustrate a variety of army co-operation aircraft covered in the text. Army Wings - A History of Army Air Flying 1914-1960 is recommended."

Over the Front - Spring 2023

About Robert Jackson

ROBERT JACKSON is the author of over eighty books on military, aviation, naval and scientific subjects. He was defence and science correspondent for a major British newspaper publishing group. Among the other books he has compiled for Pen & Sword are on the Bf-109 in the FlightCraft series, whilst he has written extensively on the T-34, the Panzer I and II, the Centurion, and Chieftain main battle tanks, as well as the Russian T54/55, for TankCraft.

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