Aerial Warriors - FLT LT WILLIAM LEEFE ROBINSON VC

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ROYAL FLYING CORPS - WINGS OVER CUFFLEY

With the RFC he flew
Over the country that he knew
Defending against the Zeppelin
Flying in the air so thin
Then in 1916 in the dark of night
He attacked an airship in flight
Amidst machine guns chattering sound
He brought the beast to ground
The first of his kind to do the deed
To attack a Zeppelin and succeed
The first Zeppelin kill in British skies
Robinson victorious after many tries

Flt Lt William Leefe Robinson VC
(14 July 1895 – 31 December 1918)

ROYAL FLYING CORPS – WINGS OVER FRANCE # 1

1917 with the RFC he flew
Leaving behind the land he knew
To fly against the superior Hun
When his squadron was undone
By Jasta 11, The Red Barons flight
Leaving the British four planes light
Wounded and captured on the floor
That was the end of Robinson’s war

FLT LT WILLIAM LEEFE ROBINSON VC
(14 JULY 1895 – 31 DECEMBER 1918)

Valiantly he fought
Against Zeppelins
And the Red Baron alike
A young man,
In the prime of life
Died an ironic death
Not taken by the bullet
Or by the bomb
But by the Spanish flu

[tailor STATELY]

Interesting homage pieces. Perhaps a family member ? One of my English kin, Edward Fisher, died from the effects of poison gas after coming home from the War to end all Wars...

The rhyme grated on me a wee bit in #1 & #2.

#3 - "Not taken by the bullet
Or by the bomb" - perhaps more effective using "Nor".

Overall an effective ensemble.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY

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Thanks Tailor