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RAF Trilogy

by Max Hennessy 3 books in this series

The RAF Trilogy charts Dicken Quinney’s life as a fighter pilot from the improvised air war of 1914–1918 to the opening of the Second World War. His service includes combat over France and Italy, intervention against Bolshevik forces around the Baltic and a final escape across Nazi-controlled Europe.

The sequence links the development of aviation technology to one pilot’s changing understanding of heroism and survival. It also bridges the two world wars, showing how the pioneering culture of the early flying services hardened into the professional air forces of the late 1930s.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

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1. The Bright Blue Sky

Max Hennessy

First published 1982

4.3(2,987)

One day in 1914, a young man took to the air, and a legend was born... Dicken Quinney never forgot that first flight in a fragile contraption of sealing-wax and string, the start of a lifelong obsession with flying. He was to spend the next four…

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2. The Challenging Heights

Max Hennessy

First published 1983

4.3(2,220)

A new enemy, a savage battlefield, a devastating loss... Dicken Quinney proved himself as a brilliant and heroic pilot in World War One, saving the lives of his fellow RAF servicemen, and winning a slew of medals. It is now the near aftermath of the Great…

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3. Once More the Hawks

Max Hennessy

First published 1984

4.4(2,886)

One last mission, a disastrous result, an impossible escape... Last in the RAF Trilogy, this story charts the final days of service of world-class British fighter pilot Dicken Quinney, in his most dangerous adventure yet. It is the summer of 1939, and the greatest war in…

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