The high life of Oswald Watt : Australia's first military pilot / Chris Clark
- Bib ID:
- 7245892
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Coulthard-Clark, C. D. (Christopher David), 1951-, author
- Description:
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- Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 2016
- 306 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimile ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781925275797 (paperback)
- Summary:
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'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 the 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-295) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1928
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1910
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