Hawker v Richtofen

mikebrn · 25 July 2006, 05:38 AM

Forgive my ignorance - OTF? Where can I get this?

MIKE

25 July 2006, 06:20 AM

Slightly off last subject...I realize that the Flying Circus was mobile, however, appreciate anyone who might know name and location of the main Chateau and aerodrome in France where the Flying Circus squadron was based...Thanks, dlovingood@attg.net

Taz · 25 July 2006, 06:54 AM

Mike- See e-mail, but for anyone else interested in Over the Front, the magazine of the League of WW-I Aviation Historians, here is the web site.

http://www.overthefront.com/main/index.html

OTF is a near must for serious students of WW-I aviation history.

Taz
Terry Phillips

FliegerJG1 · 25 July 2006, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlovingood

Slightly off last subject...I realize that the Flying Circus was mobile, however, appreciate anyone who might know name and location of the main Chateau and aerodrome in France where the Flying Circus squadron was based...Thanks, dlovingood@attg.net

You might find this book by Michael O'Connor helpful. It has photos and maps of all the airfields of MvR along with much other detail. Below is a link to the book on Amazon.

In The Footsteps of the Red Baron

I think that the aerodrome to which you refer is the one near Courtrai in Belgium at Marckebeke and the Chateau de Bethune.

Blue skies!

FliegerJG1

James A. Pratt III · 25 July 2006, 07:12 PM

There is a bio of Hawker titled

Hawker, V.C.

by Tyrrel M Hawker (L's brother) which has a good account of this action and much more.

JFM · 25 July 2006, 09:39 PM

Tyrell Hawker's book is an interesting read, to be sure, but be careful of his account of Lanoe's final battle. Written as fact, in actuality much of it can only be speculation, unless his brother told him directly--and he didn't survive the fight.