Pilots of the Purple Twilight

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Philip Henry Godsell. Pilots of the Purple Twilight

Pilots of the Purple Twilight

Table of Contents

FOREWORD

1

The Beckoning North

2

Making of a Pilot

3

Sleigh-Board Prop

4

The Fledglings

5

The Conquest of the Barrens

6

Mercy Flight to Fort Vermilion

7

Lost Planes and Lost Men

8

Pioneering the Arctic Air Mail

9

Land of the Nunatagmuits

10

The “Black-Gang”

11

The Mad Trapper of Rat River

12

“Wop” Takes Up the Trail

13

The Tundra Strikes Back

14

The Nearing North

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Philip Henry Godsell

Published by Good Press, 2021

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Anzac riflemen fire volley over Richthofen’s grave.

As Richthofen stepped out of his quarters, radiating pride, robust health and self-confidence, he was serenaded by a regimental band which had been sent over to the airdrome by a nearby Division Commander who desired, in this way, to tender his personal congratulations to the invincible Ace. But, somehow, the music did not appeal to him. In company with Wolff, he hurried over to the hangar where mechanics were tuning up his plane. One of the men stepped forward with a postcard addressed to his son back in Germany and asked the Baron to autograph it. “So! You think I won’t return!” He smiled grimly as he inscribed his signature.

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