Bibliograph

Fearless, the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen, Adam Claasen

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Fearless, the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen, Adam Claasen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-483) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fearless

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Adam Claasen

Series statement

First World War centenary history

Sub title

the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen

Summary

More than 1000 New Zealanders served in the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. Several, including Sir Keith Park, later became senior air commanders of the Second World War. Among them were leading air aces, including Keith Caldwell, Ronald Bannerman and the famous tennis player Anthony Wilding. A special type of New Zealander who craved risk and adventure, and who loved speed and engines, they went up in tiny, fragile aircraft to face enormous danger. If they survived their training - and many did not - then they had to survive encountering the German air aces. Historian Adam Claasen tells their fascinating and little-known story, and explains how their courage enabled military aviation to develop

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Extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen

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