A Story of the R.A.F.
Reading edition
BY
PERCY F. WESTERMAN
Lieut. R.A.F.
Author of "With Beatty off Jutland" "A Lively Bit of the Front" "A Sub and a Submarine" &c. &c.
Illustrated by E. S. Hodgson
BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED
LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY
Contents
CHAP.
I. On Parade
II. Derek's First Flight
III. The Derelict
IV. The Night Raider
V. The Next Day
VI. Across the Channel
VII. When the Hun Pushed
VIII. The Hun Bomber
IX. A Slight Disturbance
X. Kaye's Crash
XI. The Jammed Machine-guns
XII. Bowled Out
XIII. The Count's Ruse
XIV. With the Tanks
XV. Outed
XVI. The Shell-crater
XVII. Turned Down
XVIII. The First Day at Sableridge
XIX. U-boat versus Motor-boat
XX. The Blimp and the Skate
XXI. An Independent Command
XXII. A Mouldy Station
XXIII. An Error of Judgment
XXIV. The Guard-ship
XXV. Salvage Work
XXVI. Christmas Eve
XXVII. Hard and Fast Aground
XXVIII. To the Sea-plane's Aid
XXIX. In the Interests of the State
XXX. The Choice
Illustrations
There was no Time for Questions. Derek could discern several Field-grey Figures advancing rapidly Frontispiece
GV 7 to the Rescue!
In a Couple of Strides he overtook the Major, and bore him backwards to the Earth
She presented a Puzzling Proposition to Fritz
The Task of getting him on board was not an easy one
It was a Case of taking One's Chance with the Approaching Storm