Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914-18

Mark Barber

Osprey Publishing, Nov 23, 2010 - History - 64 pages

In 1914 the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps was subsumed into the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). With the bulk of the Royal Flying Corps engaged in France, the aircraft and seaplane pilots of the RNAS protected Britain from the deadly and terrifying Zeppelin menace. In 1915 the RNAS sent aircraft to support the operations in the Dardanelles, and also gave increasing support to the Royal Flying Corps units engaged on the Western Front, conducting reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and artillery spotting, bombing raids, and aerial combat with German pilots. This book explores all of these fascinating areas, and charts the pioneering role of the RNAS in military aviation.

Contents

• THE ORIGINS OF NAVAL AVIATION IN BRITAIN: 4
• CHRONOLOGY: 8
• RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING: 9
• AIRCRAFT OF THE FLEET: 26
• CONDITIONS IN THEATRE: 37
• BELIEF AND BELONGING: 42
• EXPERIENCE OF BATTLE: 46
• MUSEUMS: 60
• SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY: 63
• INDEX: 64

About the author

Lieutenant Mark Barber RN is a pilot based at RNAS Culdrose. His dissertation on the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean in World War II was named as the best in year at the Royal Navy Academy, Dartmouth. He was named Best Aircrew Officer upon graduation of his class. His unlimited access to Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm museum records and photos, has resulted in a book that is a worthy addition to the annals of British naval aviation.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914-18; Warrior Series
• Author: Mark Barber
• Illustrated by: Adam Hook
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2010
• ISBN: 1846039495, 9781846039492
• Length: 64 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain; History / Military / Aviation; History / Military / World War I