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WAR FLYING




  WAR FLYING


  BY A PILOT

  THE LETTERS OF “THETA” TO HIS HOME PEOPLE
  WRITTEN IN TRAINING AND IN WAR


  _And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky._--CAMPBELL.


  BOSTON
  HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
  1917




THESE--

FROM “THETA” TO HIS MOTHER




PREFACE


This little volume of “Theta’s” letters to his home people is offered
in the hope that it may prove useful, and not for glory or reward. The
Royal Flying Corps in war-time works in secret. Many of our gallant
lads would gladly become pilots if they knew how to set to work, and,
approximately, what they would have to face. When “Theta” decided to
try to enter the service he had nothing to go on save a determination
to “get there” and a general idea of the difficulty of achieving his
purpose. His carel