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In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In part six, he discusses his pilot training in England and his time with No. 43 Squadron in France. Topics discussed include his experiences with Sopwith aircraft, memorable flights and combat missions in France, and his memories of…
Photograph of servicemen with a wrecked Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of a damaged Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of servicemen with a wrecked Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of a wrecked Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of servicemen with a wrecked Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft, circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of servicemen standing next to a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft (tail number E7040), circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of two servicemen standing next to a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft (tail number E7040), circa 1917-1919.Part of a set of photograph album pages related to Eric G. Peter's service with the Royal Air Force during and after World War I, circa 1914-1920s.
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman standing next to a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b aircraft, France, circa 1918-1919. A SPAD XII aircraft is visible in the background.Inscription: "France, 1918-19."Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.
In this eight-part oral history, fighter ace Frederick Libby is interviewed about his life and his military service with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. In part three, he discusses his time as an observer with No. 23 Squadron and No. 11 Squadron in France. Topics discussed include his experiences with the RFC after transferring from a motor transport unit, his early combat missions and…