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Flying into the Dark

David Michael Lamb

Wait, you want me to climb into this machine that only sort of works, and fly it into a war zone? With no parachute? Ok, let's go. These are true stories about RAF pilots and other airmen of the First World War (WW1).

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    I am: A writer in Toronto. I am also: A piano student, Gen X, envious of those who make art every day, and I eat cheese sandwiches.

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