The Royal Flying Corps in the desert

Many believe aircraft was developed solely as weapon of war on the Western Front. There is equally important story of aircraft out in deserts of the middle east, from Libya to Mesopotamia. Stories of innovation, of the terrible devastation inflicted by aircraft, and firsts in aircraft history. Here stories, rich with humour and novel ideas, particularly when Australians arrive. Here about the successful wingless aircraft, the court martialled aircraft and the story of Mimi.