Written by Cecil Lewis, and published in 1936, Sagittarius Rising relates the author's experiences of the Great War from the air. The tale begins with his decision, while still at school, to join the Royal Flying Corps and his journey to Whitehall before venturing into flying training, gaining his 'ticket' on the Maurice Farman longhorn'.rnFrom these faltering steps, Cecil is posted straight to the fighting above the trenches and he plays his part in the pioneering of air-to-ground support operations amid the fury of the Somme. He relates in lavish detail exactly what life was like as a member of an RFC squadron, as well as flying above a blacked-out London, hunting for the enemy.
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