War Flying by a Pilot

Lessel Finer Hutcheon (1897 - 1962)

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

Genre(s): War & Military, History

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Development of an Idea - Preface, Opening Poem, and Introductory Section Lynette Caulkins
00:15:19
Play 02 Book I - In Training (Oct - Apr) - Chapter I, From Theory to Practice - part 1 KevinS
00:06:41
Play 03 Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 2 John
00:04:36
Play 04 Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 3 John
00:05:03
Play 05 Book I - In Training - Chapter I, part 4 John
00:04:13
Play 06 Book I - In Training - Chapter II and Chapter III John
00:12:40
Play 07 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter I, The Opening Movements - Part 1 John
00:06:13
Play 08 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter 1, part 2 Thomas Rose
00:05:13
Play 09 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter 1, part 3 Thomas Rose
00:06:31
Play 10 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, Increasing the Pace, part 1 Thomas Rose
00:05:37
Play 11 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 2 Thomas Rose
00:05:49
Play 12 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 3 Thomas Rose
00:06:50
Play 13 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 4 Thomas Rose
00:06:56
Play 14 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 5 John Cairns
00:06:28
Play 15 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter II, part 6 John Cairns
00:06:52
Play 16 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III - Storm after Calm, part 1 John
00:05:28
Play 17 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 2 John
00:07:24
Play 18 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 3 John
00:06:40
Play 19 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 4 John
00:08:23
Play 20 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 5 John
00:06:21
Play 21 Book II - On Active Service - Chapter III, part 6 John
00:03:40