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The Making of an Airman - Part IV
The Daily News - Monday, September 30, 1918
THE MAKING OF AN AIRMAN.
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New Machines & "Stunts" that are Mastered.
By ERNEST SMITH.
IV
    At the aerodrome from which we were taken for this aerial flight the cadet comes into contact for the first time with actual flying. The... 
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Our Amazing Airmen
The News of the World - Sunday, May 5, 1918
OUR AMAZING AIRMEN.
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AVIATOR'S HEROISM IN BLAZING 'PLANE.
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BRITISH OFFICER WHO ENGAGED 19 MACHINES.
—    It may be doubted if the V.C. has ever been awarded for more sensational bravery and resource than that displayed by two airmen who have just won...
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15 July 2007 07:01 AM
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One Against 60
The Daily News - Thursday, November 7, 1918
ONE AGAINST 60.
Greatest Individual Feat of the War.
EPIC AIR FIGHT.
Wounded Major Crashes Eight Enemy Machines.
From H. PERRY ROBINSON
France, Wednesday.
    An extraordinary story of gallantry in fighting against odds has come to light of a...
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14 July 2007 10:23 AM
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Our Star Airmen
The News of the World - Sunday, September 29, 1918
OUR STAR AIRMEN.
BRITISH AVIATOR THE VICTOR IN 51 FIGHTS
    Only rarely are the brilliant records of British airmen made known. It is now announced that Lieut. (Temp. Major) Raymond Collishaw, who has just been awarded a bar to the D.S.O., has destroyed...
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14 July 2007 09:49 AM
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Hero of 100 Fights
The News of the World - Sunday, July 14, 1918
HERO OF 100 FIGHTS.
TRAGIC FATE OF V.C. AVIATOR.
ACCIDENTLY KILLED ON RETURN TO FRANCE.
    Hero of a hundred air fights, Major James Byford McCudden met his death under tragic circumstances while flying to the front on his return to active service. He...
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14 July 2007 08:50 AM
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The Making of an Airman - Part II
The Daily News - Friday, September 27, 1918
THE MAKING OF AN AIRMAN.
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Public School Spirit of the R.A.F.
COMMON-SENSE SYSTEM.
By ERNEST SMITH.
II
    The aspirant has been passed into the Royal Air Force through this one channel, which ensures a standard of fitness. He goes on to the...
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14 July 2007 07:39 AM
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19-Year-Old Airman's Exploits
The Weekly Dispatch - Sunday, September 30, 1917
19-YEAR-OLD AIRMAN'S EXPLOITS.
Respite After Bringing Down 47 Hun Machines.
V.C.'s RETURN TO CANADA.
    Major W. A. Bishop, V.C., D.S.O. (and bar), M.C., Canada's famous 19-year-old airman, has returned to his native land. On his arrival he was...
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Airmen's Intensive Training
The Weekly Dispatch - Sunday, August 26, 1917
AIRMEN'S INTENSIVE TRAINING
One Accident to Three Flights Round the Earth.
    The public, who have not always the information upon which to weigh the facts, have lately become somewhat alarmed at what at first sight appears to be a startling increase...
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13 July 2007 03:55 PM
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Airmen Who Make £500 a Week
The Weekly Dispatch - Sunday, September 16, 1917
AIRMEN WHO MAKE £500 A WEEK
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Thrills and Perils of Testing New Machines.
    Big fortunes have been made by the airmen who test new aeroplanes. There have been instances where a single aviator has drawn a cheque for £500 for a...
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13 July 2007 03:12 PM
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Captain Ball, V.C. - His Own Story
The Weekly Dispatch - Sunday, November 4, 1917
CAPTAIN BALL, V.C. — HIS OWN STORY.
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The Self-Analysis of Britain's Greatest Airman Who Brought Down 47 Hun Aeroplanes and Was Then Killed in a Battle in Mid-air.
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By H. RUSSELL STANNARD
    Now that Air Power is rapidly becoming the supreme factor...
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