Pilots' Luck
Publisher: George G Harrap
Published: Unknown
Place of publication: London
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 72
Description: A rare book nowadays. My volume is undated and so the date is guesswork for me. Fine pictures of the war in the air 1914-18 by the artist and flyer Clayton Knight interspersed with text from the writings of the other contributors, all well-known aviation personalities in their own right.
Table of contents: title: Artist's Preface; title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Chasing Tails; title: The war in the air; title: A perfect attack on a two-seater; title: The attack from the sun; title: Early in 1916; title: A balloon down in flames; title: Night bombing (Handley Pages); title: Collision during a dog-fight; title: In no man's land; title: The dog fight; title: Attack on an observation balloon; title: "Archie" baiting; title: Off to the lines at dawn; title: Ground strafing; title: D.H. 9s bomb the submarine lairs; title: Among the shell holes; title: The top man wins; title: Night bombing; title: Flying out from a forced landing; title: Down out of control; title: The flying wires sing; title: The balloon buster at work; title: The crash