Item #52 R.F.C. H.Q. Maurice BARING.
R.F.C. H.Q.

R.F.C. H.Q.

London: G. Bell and Sons, 1920. Octavo, original blue cloth, [xii], 315 pp. Some foxing on fore-edge, some disintegration of endpapers, otherwise a very good copy. "Make a note of that, Baring – Flying Corps Saying" An important and detailed account of the staff work performed by the RFC Headquarters in France, by a non-flying administrative officer. Baring went to France with the first commander of the RFC, David Henderson, and he continued to serve when Henderson was replaced by 'Boom' Trenchard. Falls notes: "He writes with a great deal of the charm shown in his other work… he evidently kept a careful diary" Item #52

Price (AUD): $200.00

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