I wish I could read Flemish because this book by one of our Belgian members looks to be a gem. It tells the history of German aviation units in Flanders during the Great War. The title translates as 'Petrified Wings' and is a reference to the headstones erected over the graves of fallen members of the RNAS, RFC and RAF.

The history is told through reference to letters and postcards sent home by German personnel and through a magnificent collection of photographs that are arranged in chronological order in each chapter. A major proportion of these photographs are new to this reviewer and they are clearly reproduced at a generous size. A good number show shot down or captured British machines. It is possible to work out the gist of the text and photo captions and I could only find one that I would query - the Nieuport 17/23 on p.168 was a 1 Sqn RFC machine, not one from 6N Squadron.

Individual chapters cover Flieger Abteilungen/Flieger Abteilungen Artillerie, Jagdstaffeln, Schutzstaffeln, bombing units (including the England Geschwader), aircraft parks, observation balloon units, flak units and the naval units that flew both seaplanes and aeroplanes. Brief details are given of individual units. Well worth having for the photos alone!