Table of Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgements ix
The British System for Confirming Aerial Combat Victory Claims xiii
Chapter 1 Beginnings - January 1916 1
Chapter 2 Learning to Fight - February 1916 5
Chapter 3 Holding the Line - March/April 1916 15
Chapter 4 Chivalrous Combats - May/June 1916 27
Chapter 5 Triumphs and Tragedies - July 1916 35
Chapter 6 First Aces - August/September 1916 43
Chapter 7 Eclipse of the Eindeckers - October/December 1916 53
Chapter 8 The Way to Glory - January 1917 63
Chapter 9 Advantage 'Albatrii' - February/March 1917 69
Chapter 10 'Bloody April' 1917 79
Chapter 11 Towards Messines - May 1917 91
Chapter 12 Aces High-June 1917 105
Chapter 13 Aces Low -July 1917 119
Chapter 14 Third Ypres - August 1917 133
Chapter 15 Ugly Duckling Swan-Song - September 1917 145
Chapter 16 Passchendaele: October/November 1917 163
Chapter 17 Winter War 1 - November/December 1917 175
Chapter 18 Winter War 2 - January/February 1918 185
Chapter 19 Backs to the Wall - March/April 1918 195
Chapter 20 Aerial Combat Crescendo - May 1918 207
Chapter 21 A New Fokker - June 1918 221
Chapter 22 Turning Point - July 1918 231
Chapter 23 Amiens - August 1918 241
Chapter 24 The Somme - September 1918 249
Chapter 25 To the Bitter End - October/November 1918 261
Appendix 1 Nominal Roll Officers and Men Who Flew with 20 Squadron 271
Appendix 2 Officers & Men Serving in a Ground Duties Role 287
Appendix 3 Decorations and Awards 289
Appendix 4 Official Documents 293
Appendix 5 Select Bibliography 295
Appendix 6 Abbreviations 297
