

Air Force
War in the air developed from its infancy in the First World War, to become an integral part of modern combat during the second. Pilots, air crew and ground crew of all nations faced tough conditions and immense danger during both world wars as they did battle among the clouds. Tell us their stories. (Image: © RAF Air Historical CH5245)


Sergeant Kenneth William Langstaff 1455580, RAFVR, 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron
By Philip Baldock
United Kingdom

Sub-Lieutenant Hermann Hirsch Becker DFC, 5247, Norwegian Air Force, 464 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.
By Haakon Vinje
Norway

Sergeant Pilot Laurance 'Lance' Forty RAFVR ~ A TRAGIC TALE
By Gary Broad
United Kingdom

Paul Czommer - German Air Force

Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee Jr. - 'High Flight'
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