The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps
1918
The romance of early aviation meets the patriotic fervor of World War I in this rousing juvenile adventure. When headlines declare "The war will be won in the air," teenage Jimmy Hill and his friends at Brighton Academy find their calling. The establishment of a nearby airdrome sparks something in these ambitious young men, nothing less than the dream of taking to the skies themselves, of becoming pilots in the Flying Corps and proving their mettle in humanity's first great air war. Driscoll writes with infectious enthusiasm about aircraft, pilots, and the daring-do of early combat aviation. The boys' journey from classroom to cockpit is paved with friendship, family pressure, and the pressing urgency of a world at war. For readers interested in early 20th century juvenile fiction or the cultural mythology surrounding the birth of military aviation, this book offers a window into how Americans once imagined heroism, duty, and the sky itself.
