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Who was the great Smith-Barry?
Heritage Open Day: During the early stages of WW1, the casualty rates at flight training centres worldwide were remarkably high with more pilots lost during training than actually in combat! Bloody encounters in the sky gave Major R. R. Smith-Barry acute awareness of the perils of aerial warfare - and the need to be adequately prepared. Speaking of young pilots, he said to Sir Hugh Trenchard: 'They've only had seven hours flying, Sir - and it's bloody murder.'
Smith-Bar
Tues 17 Sep:1400. Free Entry.
The Alverbank House Hotel, Stokes Bay Road, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 2QT
Tue 17 Sep 2019
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