Item #1610 Hawker V.C The biography of the late Major George Hawker, V.C., D.S.O. Royal Engineers and Royal Flying Corps. Tyrrel Mann HAWKER.

Hawker V.C The biography of the late Major George Hawker, V.C., D.S.O. Royal Engineers and Royal Flying Corps

Kent: Knole Park Press, 1965. Large octavo, original cloth, xvi, 254 pp., numerous plates. Lower spine end a bit bumped, yet an attractive copy in a moderately rubbed dust-jacket. Lanoe Hawker was not only a pioneer in flight, but one of the earliest pilots to specialise in fighting in the air, and the first fighter pilot to be awarded the V.C. His air fighting was a strange paradox, for he had a kind and gentle nature, was thoughtful and mature for his age, and deplored the misery caused by the war. Item #1610

Price (AUD): $70.00

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