Sir Miles Thomas (1897–1980)
Autor de Out on a wing : an autobiography
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Sir Miles Thomas
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1897-03-02
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1980-02-08
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire, Wales
- Educación
- Bromsgrove School
- Ocupaciones
- Airman (pilot)
- Organizaciones
- Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force - Premios y honores
- Distinguished Flying Cross
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Miembros
- 12
- Popularidad
- #813,248
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 1
After his tour at Heliopolis, Thomas was assigned to No. 72 Squadron, then enroute to Mesopotamia. Thomas arrived in Mesopotamia well after the fall and subsequent recapture of Kut. Having arrived before No. 72 Sq arrived, he was temporarily detailed to No. 63 Sq at Samarra, where he served on 1 Apr 1918, the official formation date of the Royal Air Force. Thomas describes the typical activities associated with the squadrons at the time: scout detail for two-seat bombers, and his attempts (mostly unsuccessful) of trying to get the enemy to engage, as well as reconnaissance duty. Ultimately, Thomas was detailed as the personal pilot to Colonel (later Sir) A. T. Wilson, the Political Officer of Mesopotamia under Sir Percy Cox. Later he was detailed to support Dunsterforce. Before his departure after the conclusion of the armistice, Thomas was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Altogether a very anecdotal accounting, but some interesting details not found elsewhere.… (más)