Jack Fairfax is the 19-year old second son of Lord and Lady Fairfax.
The Fairfaxes are steeped in the military tradition, and don't
approve of Jack's volunteering for the Royal Flying Corps. New-fangled
flying machines are nothing to do with 'proper' warfare.
Nevertheless, Jack takes to the skies in his Bleriot plane, and faces
the skills of the German ace pilots over the Somme. When his
best friend is shot down by one of them, he vows to avenge him...
- ISBN13 9780439977371
- Publish Date 14 November 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 December 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Scholastic
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English