The high life of Oswald Watt : Australia's first military pilot / Chris Clark.

Collection type	Library
Author	Coulthard-Clark, C. D. (Christopher David), 1951-, author.;
Call Number	940.44994092 C855
Document type	Monograph
Year	2016.
Pagination	306 pages : black and white illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimile ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Big Sky Publishing,
Note	DEF. Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-295) and index. 'Father of the Flying Corps' and 'Father of Australian Aviation' were two of the unofficial titles conferred on Oswald ("Toby") Watt when he died in tragic circumstances shortly after the end of the First World War. He had become the Australian Army's first qualified pilot in 1911, but spent the first 18 months of the war with the French Air Service, the Aeronautique Militaire, before arranging a rare transfer to the Australian Imperial Force. Already an experienced combat pilot, he rose quickly through t he ranks of the Australian Flying Corps, becoming a squadron leader and leading his unit at the battle of Cambrai, then commander of No 1 Training Wing with the senior AFC rank of lieutenant colonel. For the first time, this book attempts to establish the true story of Watt's life and achievements, and provide a proper basis for evaluating his place in Australian history.
Place made	Newport, NSW :

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