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Cecil Arthur Lewis MC (29 March 1898 – 27 January 1997) was a British fighter ace who flew with No. 56 Squadron RAF in the First World War, and was credited with destroying eight enemy aircraft.
2nd Lieutenant Cecil Lewis was warned against flying too close to La Boisselle during his patrol, where two mines were due to go up but watched from a safe distance. Flying up and down the line in a Morane Parasol , he watched from above Thiepval , almost two miles from La Boisselle and later described the early morning scene in his book ...
2nd Lieutenant Cecil Lewis' patrol of 3 Squadron was warned against flying too close to La Boisselle, where two mines were due to go up, but would be able to watch from a safe distance. Flying up and down the line in a Morane Parasol , he watched from above Thiepval, almost two miles from La Boisselle, and later described the early morning ...
Cecil Lewis, co-founder of the BBC, flying ace and author of 'Sagittarius Rising' David Loyn, International Development Correspondent of BBC News; Arthur Marshall, writer and broadcaster; Rufus Pollock, economist and founder of Open Knowledge International; Norman Smith, Assistant Political Editor of BBC News; Charles Wintour, newspaper editor
2nd Lieutenant Cecil Lewis' patrol of 3 Squadron was warned against flying too close to La Boisselle, where two mines were due to go up, but would be able to watch from a safe distance. Flying up and down the line in a Morane Parasol , he watched from above Thiepval , almost two miles from La Boisselle, and later described the early morning ...
Lewis Whitehead: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 5 [345] Charles Whitham: 5 [346] Robert Kenneth Whitney: Canada 5 [347] Ernst Wiessner: German Empire Luftstreitkräfte: 5 [348] Edward George Herbert Caradoc Williams: United Kingdom Royal Flying Corps: 5 [349] Francis Jefferies Williams: Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force: 5 [349] Cecil ...
Aces High is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Gold, starring Malcolm McDowell, Peter Firth, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward.An Anglo-French production, the film is based on the 1928 play Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff, with additional material from fighter ace Cecil Lewis's memoir, Sagittarius Rising.
Cecil Lewis may refer to: Cecil Arthur Lewis (1898–1997), British fighter pilot and writer; Cecil Lewis (soccer) (born 1981), American soccer player; See also.