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Over the Western Front

with 6 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

The front cover to Over the Western Front, a book by Steve Buster Johnson of the story of 6 Squadron Royal Air Force when it served in WW1 on the Western Front

'Over the Western Front' was my fifth book, published in November 2018, though I started the research process back in 2003. It was published by Feed-a-Read and  is currently available directly from the publisher in hardback format or through the Amazon books worldwide network in both paperback and eBook format. Postage can vary a lot so it pays to see which is the cheapest option in your country.

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Over the Western Front is divided into two parts:

 

Part One is an expanded version of my grandfather's war diaries, kept by him for the whole of the time he served with 6 Squadron on the Western Front during WW1. It has been written in the form of a month-by-month journal, covering the period November 1915 to January 1918 inclusive, and describes what is happening within the squadron as well as my grandfather's own personal experiences of the war.

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Reproduced below are three pages from Part One, in which my grandfather as an Air Mechanic 1st Class is describing his first month at 6 Squadron, which at the time was operating from an aerodrome at Abeele on the French/Belgian border, on the Western Front about ten miles from the Ypres.

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Brief extract from Part One of 'Over the Western Front', the story of 6 Squadron Royal Air Force during WW1, written by Steve Buste Johnson

Part Two of Over the Western Front is a month-by-month detailed analysis of 6 Squadron's operations during the whole of the Great War, from the time 6 Squadron is sent to France in October 1914 to December 1918, one month after the Armistice was signed. In addition, the complete history of every single aircraft on charge with 6 Squadron during those fifty-one months is provided, along with every known squadron casualty.  

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Complementing my first book, For God, England & Ethel, my latest book will give the reader a thorough understanding of the wartime operations of 6 Squadron and where it fits within the Royal Air Force casualties for the whole of WW1.

Extract of the 6 Squadron WW1 operations, aircraft movements and every casualty during WW1, taken from Part Two of 'Over the Western Front' by Steve Buste Johnson

Cross & Cockade Book Review - 2019

Over the Western Front review page 1
Over the Western Front review page 2

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