I'm Reading "Winged Victory"

**BellMW54** · 03-03-2019 11:07

I figured while I'm on a roll and posting threads, I'd both share a view on a book and ask a question about something I've read in it.

Firstly, the book is "Winged Victory" by V.M. Yeates. It's a novel but gives a very definite impression of reflecting someone's personal memoirs. I'm only about halfway through it so I can't give a fully qualified recommendation (sorry) but I read a reference to "a big Ak-W"... I have no idea what that is. It's British and evidently carries observers but that's about all I can glean. I've tried looking it up but haven't yet been successful in my searching, so I'm throwing it out to all you folks for help.

Can anyone direct me toward an answer?

**Flying Helmut** · 03-03-2019 11:13

Armstrong-Whitworth FK8 "Big Ack"

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**Flying Helmut** · 03-03-2019 11:23

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_F.K.8

**flash** · 03-04-2019 00:29

Originally Posted by BellMW54

... It's a novel but gives a very definite impression of reflecting someone's personal memoirs....

Yeates was a fighter ace & the book's a semi-autobiographical work so that's spot on. It's looked upon as one of the most accurate accounts of aerial warfare and it's effects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Maslin_Yeates

**Nicosomething** · 03-04-2019 11:30

Added to my Amazon Wish List

**BellMW54** · 03-05-2019 04:15

Originally Posted by Flying Helmut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_F.K.8

Thanks Tim. That's very informative. All I could find in my searches on-line were references to assault weapons!

**BellMW54** · 03-05-2019 04:17

Originally Posted by flash

Yeates was a fighter ace & the book's a semi-autobiographical work so that's spot on. It's looked upon as one of the most accurate accounts of aerial warfare and it's effects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Maslin_Yeates

Thanks for the feedback, Dave.