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Description: | Albert Ball was born 14 August 1896. At the outbreak of the First World War he joined the Sherwood Foresters. He became a fighter pilot, earning two Distinguished Service Orders and the Military Cross, becoming the first flying ace to become a British popular hero.
He crashed to his death in a field in France on 7 May 1917 aged just 20. His death in action set off a national wave of mourning and increased posthumous recognition. At the time of his death he was, with fourty-four victories, the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, and remained its fourth-highest scorer. | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | North East Midland Photographic Record | Subjects: | select Please | Source: | Picture the Past OAI feed | Creator: | Hadley, B M | Identifier: | http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/fronten... | Language: | EN-GB | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | Go to resource |
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