Combat Over the Trenches: Oswald Watt, Aviation Pioneer

by Chris Clark

'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 A ronautique Militaire, before arranging a transfer to the Australian Imperial Force. Already...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526715015
• ISBN13: 9781526715012
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"