Bibliograph

VCs of the First World War, Air VCs

Type

Label

VCs of the First World War, Air VCs

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

VCs of the First World War

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

VCs of the First World War

Sub title

Air VCs

Summary

Of more than 600 Victoria Crosses awarded to British and Empire servicemen during the First World War, nineteen were awarded to airmen of the newly formed Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Of these, four were posthumous awards and all but one of the total were to officers. Some of these valorous airmen were from humble backgrounds and with limited education, others were collegiate men from wealthy families, but in the words of one senior officer they all had in common 'the guts of a lion'

Target audience

adult

Classification