Originally Posted by
Aerodynamik
Two more books I can recommend by pioneer pilots of the time are:
Pioneer Pilot by William Armstrong
Brackles: Memoirs of a Pioneer of Civil Aviation by Frida Brackley
Only just noticed this thread and probably too late to make any useful contribution.
Very many years ago, I had a brief acquaintance with Capt. Gordon Olley, one time Chief Pilot of Imperial Airways and the first person to log one million miles. I treasure his autographed book. "A Million Miles in the Air" has been out of print for ages but eBay or Amazon may come up with a used copy. If you are looking for specific events or dates, you may not find his writings of much help - he can be vague on details but with a view to social history, it could be useful. In any event, it is an entertaining read.
As an unconnected and wholly irrelevant aside, I once shared a breakfast with Capt "Flaps" Rendall when weather/gremlins had trapped us in Hanover. He also had flown the North Africa routes before the War.