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Squadron Histories Rfc Rnas And Raf Since 1912
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Book Synopsis Squadron Histories by : Peter M. H. Lewis
Download or read book Squadron Histories written by Peter M. H. Lewis and published by London : Putnam. This book was released on 1959 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Histories of all Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force squadrons formed over a period of forty seven years are in this volume ... As a valuable adjunct to the main section of squadron histories (including those formed during the last war from Commonwealth and Allied personnel) there are appendices giving details of squadron numbers; squadron titles; aircraft types supplied to squadrons or used for service trials and, where known, the first squadron to operate a particular type ; personnel, squadron and aircraft strengths ; Air Ministry specifications and airmen awarded the Victoria Cross ..."--Inside front cover
Book Synopsis Squadron Histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S., and R.A.F. Since 1912. With Colour Plates by the Author. (Second Edition.). by : Peter M. H. LEWIS
Download or read book Squadron Histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S., and R.A.F. Since 1912. With Colour Plates by the Author. (Second Edition.). written by Peter M. H. LEWIS and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Squadron Histories by : Peter M. H. LEWIS
Download or read book Squadron Histories written by Peter M. H. LEWIS and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Squadron Histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., Since 1912 by : Peter Lewis
Download or read book Squadron Histories: R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F., Since 1912 written by Peter Lewis and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1968 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om alle eskadriller i Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service og Royal Air Force.
Book Synopsis British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I by : Les Rogers
Download or read book British Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I written by Les Rogers and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years in the making, this book covers the wide variety of markings used by British aviation units in World War I. Organized numerically by squadron number the book includes both textual and photographic examples for nearly all RFC, RAF, and RNAS squadrons. Many of the photographs are published here for the first time, and the color profiles offer a representative selection of units, aircraft, and color schemes. A classic book.
Download or read book RAF Squadrons written by C. G. Jefford and published by Airlife Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference records the historical details of the RAF's basic fighting formations - its squadrons. 12 appendices serve as a reference point, with two of them, one keyed by aircraft type, the other by location, providing cross-references to the listing of each squadron's movements and equipment.
Book Synopsis The RFC/RNAS Handbook, 1914-1918 by : Peter G. Cooksley
Download or read book The RFC/RNAS Handbook, 1914-1918 written by Peter G. Cooksley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 19th century, aviation was dismissed by some military personnel as a waste of time. But, by 1912 the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) had been formed, combining the Air Battalion of the royal Engineers and the Naval Air Organization. Two years later, just one month before the outbreak of World War I, the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was created as an idependent unit.
Book Synopsis Ten Squadrons of Hurricanes by : Adrian Stewart
Download or read book Ten Squadrons of Hurricanes written by Adrian Stewart and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years the importance and contribution of the Hawker Hurricane was eclipsed by the Spitfire but statistically the Hurricane was superior in the majority of cases. Thanks to Tommy Sopwiths initiative and gamble the Hurricane was ready at the outbreak of the Second World War and in service throughout.As this superbly researched book reveals by examining the roles, actions and personalities of ten Hurricane squadrons, this iconic aircraft was not only exceptionally robust but astonishingly versatile. We track its performance from the Battle of France and Britain through the Middle East, Italy and on to Burma. It excelled as day and night interceptor, intruder and importantly as a rocket firing tank buster.The Hurricane inspired great loyalty among its pilots and their colourful personalities and thrilling experiences make this splendid book an informative and entertaining read.
Download or read book Hurricane written by Adrian Stewart and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft – and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World War The Hawker Hurricane was flying on the outbreak of war in 1939. Six years later, having saved Britain, it was still playing a major part in the war effort. Widely remembered in its fighter role and unjustly left in the shade of the Spitfire, the Hurricane’s role was varied and pivotal: as a fighter, fighter-bomber, anti-tank aircraft and used at sea. Nor was its theatre of operations any less wide: it saw action in France from the beginning of the Phoney War to the outbreak of the Blitzkrieg, in the Battle of Britain, and then as far afield as Russia, Sumatra and Madagascar. In this intensely readable, spirited and classic account, Adrian Stewart describes all the Hurricane’s roles, adventures and achievements. He recounts the exploits of the aircraft’s outstanding pilots who contributed so much towards mastery of the skies and eventual victory. Perfect for readers of John Nichol’s Spitfire and Lancaster.
Book Synopsis Gentlemen in Blue by : Hans Onderwater
Download or read book Gentlemen in Blue written by Hans Onderwater and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1997-09-04 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the history of 600 City of London Squadron from when they formed in 1925 to their disbandment in 1957.
Book Synopsis A Guide to the Sources of British Military History by : Robin HIgham
Download or read book A Guide to the Sources of British Military History written by Robin HIgham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to fill an overlooked gap, this book, originally published in 1972, provides a single unified introduction to bibliographical sources of British military history. Moreover it includes guidance in a number of fields in which no similar source is available at all, giving information on how to obtain acess to special collections and private archives, and links military history, especially during peacetime, with the development of science and technology.
Book Synopsis A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 by : Keith Robbins
Download or read book A Bibliography of British History, 1914-1989 written by Keith Robbins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Book Synopsis Sixty Squadron, R.A.F. by : Alan John Lance Scott
Download or read book Sixty Squadron, R.A.F. written by Alan John Lance Scott and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Men of the Battle of Britain by : Kenneth G. Wynn
Download or read book Men of the Battle of Britain written by Kenneth G. Wynn and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tells about various details of data, squadrons, training, life path, passport photos and more. This supplement contains addition for about 350(!) airmen.” —Aviation Book Reviews Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain, the complete third edition of which was published in 2015, has become a standard reference book for academics and researchers interested in the Battle of Britain. This remarkable publication records the service details of every airman who took part in the Battle of Britain, and who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp, in considerable detail. Where known, an individual’s various postings and their dates are included, as are promotions, decorations, and successes claimed while flying against the enemy. There is also much personal detail, often including dates and places of birth, civilian occupations, dates of death and place of burial or, for those with no known grave, place of commemoration. There are many wartime head-and-shoulders photographs. Inevitably, the passage of time ensures that there is a constant reevaluation of the wealth of information contained within Men of the Battle of Britain. At the same time, since the 2015 edition it has been possible to expand many individual entries, some 330 in total, to give some idea of the wider social context around the aircrew who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp. This has been achieved by reference to existing sources, including information supplied by The Few themselves and their relatives over many years, as well as new research. This invaluable supplement to the 2015 edition ensures that these additions and revisions are available to all researchers, historians, enthusiasts and general readers.
Book Synopsis Hurricanes in Action Worldwide! by : Adrian Stewart
Download or read book Hurricanes in Action Worldwide! written by Adrian Stewart and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF’s most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superbly researched book written by a leading authority on the air war reveals, this was only the start of the Hurricane’s war service. Its reliability and versatility ensured that variants saw action in more war theaters worldwide than any other fighter. Indeed, as the RAF’s Official History recalls ‘Everywhere the Ubiquitous Hurricane was to be seen’. This book follows the ‘Hurri’ to Russia, Malta, North Africa and as far afield as Burma, Sumatra and Java. Seaborne versions fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and defended the Mediterranean convoys. In the ground attack role Hurricane fighter bombers made countless sweeps over occupied Europe. Pilots’ first-hand accounts supplement the text. Readers are left in no doubt as to the massive contribution that the Hurricane made to ultimate victory.
Book Synopsis The War in the Air by : Walter Raleigh
Download or read book The War in the Air written by Walter Raleigh and published by Leonaur Limited. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of 6 volumes about the early years of the Royal Air Force Man has dreamed of flight from the moment he first beheld the freedom of the birds of the air. Having resolved the practical problems of becoming airborne, it was not long before applications were considered which led to the development of aviation for use in warfare. Manned observer balloons provided a 'birds-eye view' of the battlefield for gathering invaluable information for commanders on the ground. When powered flight became a reality during the early years of the 20th century, it was, once again, as 'scouts' that aircraft found their first role; spotting for the artillery and gathering detailed dispositions and movements of enemy troops. Aeroplanes first went to war in Libya in a small conflict between the Italians and the Ottoman Turks in 1911-12, but the great war in Europe that erupted in 1914 would see an enormous acceleration in air power. More varieties and models of aircraft were developed. They became fighters and bombers, and many nations developed their own specialised corps to meet the demands of this new dimension in the waging of war. This multi volume history tracks in detail the development of the RFC, RAF and Royal Naval Air Service throughout the First World War and is an essential addition to every library of aeronautical warfare--especially in the year of the centenary of the birth of the Royal Air Force. Contains images not present in earlier editions of this work. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Book Synopsis Anti-Submarine Warfare in World War I by : John Abbatiello
Download or read book Anti-Submarine Warfare in World War I written by John Abbatiello and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating the employment of British aircraft against German submarines during the final years of the First World War, this new book places anti-submarine campaigns from the air in the wider history of the First World War. The Royal Naval Air Service invested heavily in aircraft of all types—aeroplanes, seaplanes, airships, and kite balloons—in order to counter the German U-boats. Under the Royal Air Force, the air campaign against U-boats continued uninterrupted. Aircraft bombed German U-boat bases in Flanders, conducted area and ‘hunting’ patrols around the coasts of Britain, and escorted merchant convoys to safety. Despite the fact that aircraft acting alone destroyed only one U-boat during the war, the overall contribution of naval aviation to foiling U-boat attacks was significant. Only five merchant vessels succumbed to submarine attack when convoyed by a combined air and surface escort during World War I. This book examines aircraft and weapons technology, aircrew training, and the aircraft production issues that shaped this campaign. Then, a close examination of anti-submarine operations—bombing, patrols, and escort—yields a significantly different judgment from existing interpretations of these operations. This study is the first to take an objective look at the writing and publication of the naval and air official histories as they told the story of naval aviation during the Great War. The author also examines the German view of aircraft effectiveness, through German actions, prisoner interrogations, official histories, and memoirs, to provide a comparative judgment. The conclusion closes with a brief narrative of post-war air anti-submarine developments and a summary of findings. Overall, the author concludes that despite the challenges of organization, training, and production the employment of aircraft against U-boats was largely successful during the Great War. This book will be of interest to historians of naval and air power history, as well as students of World War I and military history in general.
