Military Book Review Flying to Victory: Raymond Collishaw and the Western Desert Campaign, 1940–1941
by Mike Bechthold Normal: University of Oklahoma Press, 2017. Pp. xiv, 282. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN: 9780806155968 A Charismatic Air Power Pioneer The Canadian-born flying ace Raymond ‘Collie’ Collishaw (1893-1976) served in the British Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), and subsequently, the Royal Air Force (RAF) for 28 years. During the First World War, Collishaw racked up a total of 61 confirmed air-to-air victories, which brought him into a second-place tie with the great Irish ace, Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock, VC, on the overall British Em...
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