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Hornchurch's Air Heroes of the First World War, Richard Smith, Mitor, 94pp, /to, sbk, £12 -this pictorial book illustrates the history of the airfield at Hornchurch, and the aircraft and personnel based there from 1915 to 1919, initially with the Royal Flying Corps. The publication takes a unique and personal look at the reality of life in those often dark times, when the very concept of air combat was still in its infancy. It includes numerous rarely seen images, and shows how quickly life changed at Hornchurch with the advent of World War One, the arrival of the RFC and its transformation in 1918 into the Royal Air Force. A rare and refreshing look back.