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Battles of the First World War Podcast

Somme - Pirouettes over Picardy

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

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4.8812 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The air battle over the Somme in 1916 was as important as the massive struggle taking place on the shattered ground below, with the potential of the airplane ever expanding.

 

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0:00.0

Attack Everything

0:05.0

Major Laino Hawker, V.C. D.S.O. British Royal Flying Corps

0:13.0

Killed in Action November 23rd, 1916.

0:19.0

Our airmen have failed us completely.

0:25.9

From a report by the German 1st Battalion Infantagy Regiment 925, September, the Somme, 1916.

1:04.0

Hey folks, welcome to the battlesles of the First World War podcast, episode 27, psalm, pirouettes over Picardee.

1:10.8

Many thanks to the recent donations, reviews, and emails.

1:14.8

As always, they are gratefully and humbly received.

1:23.1

In the past several weeks, the BFWP has received a real surge in reviews on iTunes,

1:26.7

and I have to say it is just awesome.

1:33.4

So to keep this surge going, I'd like to make a request, if I may.

1:41.5

Let's get the Battles of the First World War podcast up to 100 reviews on iTunes.

1:47.4

I'm really going to need your help on this one. We are pretty close. And again,

1:55.6

if you're an iPhone owner and have that new iOS 11 update, it really is easier than ever to provide a quick starred review. So if you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a quick review

2:04.1

on iTunes. So getting the BFWP to 100 reviews would seriously it would just be

2:13.5

wicked cool. Okay, a couple of small admin notes.

2:20.8

For listener, Tigers, Tim, those two names you sent me way back when.

2:27.4

They are pronounced, Market Wheaton and Keys College.

2:33.6

That second one? Good Lord. I don't see how it's pronounced that way,

2:38.3

but I'm not going to argue. I'm just going to take it as it is. Okay, this episode will cover

2:45.7

the air battle over the Psalm during the summer and fall of 1916. As I've said before, I feel I've been

2:54.4

rather neglectful of the air war thus far, so I hope this episode is a worthy effort. The story of

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