I Fought at Ypres from the Sky, by Lt-Col L A Strange DSO MC DFC | November - December 1914 | Episode 52

While the infantry were fighting heartbreaking battles on sodden fields the pioneer airmen of the Royal Flying Corps were seeking high adventure in the clouds. The personal story of Colonel Strange who saw the first battle of Ypres from the air, and who, using unfamiliar weapons, ventured forth to seek combat with a courageous enemy, is one of the epic narratives of the Great War. Colonel Strange was one of the first airmen to employ a Lewis gun from the air against troops on the ground.