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Death in the Air (Paperback)
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Death in the Air (Paperback)
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List price R379
Loot Price R277
Discovery Miles 2 770
You Save R102 (27%)
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The typewritten script of a First World War pilot's diary with a
large number of photographs was submitted to the publishers William
Heinemann and published by them in 1933. Heinemann stated on the
book's jacket that the diary contained no names, dates, or anything
that could reveal the identity of the writer or the squadron in
which he served. The publishers understood that the diarist was
killed in action in 1918 and that it was in deference to the wishes
of those who were close to him that his diary should be published.
So remarkable were the photographs that their veracity was
immediately questioned, but no proof of their authenticity or
otherwise could be ascertained. It was not until 1983 that a
collection of documents, photographs and artefacts was presented to
the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. Some of the
photographs were recognised as being those of the mystery diarist
and the truth was soon revealed. The author was Wesley Archer, an
American with Canadian parents who served with the RFC in the First
World War, and the photographs and diary had been faked.
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