PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Captain Alan John Bott was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories as a pilot and a further three victories during his time as an observer in 1916. Bott first served with the Royal Garrison Artillery before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. He flew as an observer/gunner in the rear seat of a Sopwith from early 1916. On one flight, he slapped out an in-flight fire with his gloves and was awarded his Military Cross partly for this action. After the war he also helped to found the famous Pan Books Imprint in 1944, eight years before his death in 1952, where ended the life of a truly extraordinary man and a heroic pilot.
"""Bott, a World War I pilot who served with the British Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Flying Corps (RFC), describes the daily experiences of his RFC squadron in France in 1916, from flying to France to their tasks doing long reconnaissance, as offensive patrols around German air country, as escorts for bombing craft, and in photography.""-- ""ProtoView"" ""Captain Alan John Bott, MC, is a name almost lost to modern aviation history literature. Fortunately, this new edition of his classic work An Airman's Outings, published in 1918 under the penname ""Contact,"" preserves his interesting and insightful comments for 21st century readers...""-- ""Over the Front, Spring 2015"""
