The Birth of the Royal Air ForceIan Philpott presents us here with a compendium of facts, operational histories and photo illustrations, combined to create a comprehensive account of the early years of the Royal Air Force. Illustrated throughout, it features details of all military operations from 1914 to 1918 which impacted upon the organisation. Also included are operational details of the Independent Bomber Force throughout 1918, a supplementary historical strand that is sure to appeal to Aviation enthusiasts with a taste for features of niche focus. Details of the airfields, landing grounds, seaplane bases and various other landmarks of this era are given, and readers are encouraged to use the work as a reference book, being as it is a weighty tome of encyclopedic scope. ??Sure to make a welcome addition to any aviation enthusiasts library, this well-researched piece of work has been a long time in the making. Philpott brings his typical flare to the project, leaving no stone unturned when it comes to this dynamic, defining period of Royal Air Force history.??As featured in the East Kent Mercury and Essence Magazine. |
Contents
Organization | 173 |
Some Thoughts on the Career of Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard | 325 |
Aircraft Technical Specification Sheets | 329 |
RAF Squadron Histories Aircraft and Locations 1912 to 1918 | 379 |
Duties Assigned to Officers of the Air Department March 1914 Naval Wing | 445 |
War Establishments of an Aeroplane Squadron Provisional | 446 |
Raids by German Naval Airships during 1915 Bomb Damage and Casualties | 448 |
Contact Air Patrol Instructions Issued by GHQ France on 26 May 1916 | 451 |
Deployment of RFC WingsSquadrons on the Western Front 2 March 1918 AH 2286 | 454 |
Draft Air Force Act 1917 | 455 |
Testing of Military Aircraft at the Experimental Aircraft Flight Martlesham Heath 1917 and 1918 | 460 |
Admiralty Air Board Specification for Aeroplanes Type A3b | 464 |
List of Military Officers Selected to Attend the Course of Instruction at the Central Flying School Commencing 17 September 1913 | 465 |
Bibliography | 466 |
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Back Cover | 480 |
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Admiralty aerial aerodrome aeroplanes Air Force Air Ministry Air Service AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATION SHEET Aircraft type Remarks airfield airship April Armament/bomb load Armistice Army artillery attack August Avro BE2c biplane Boisdinghem bomber bombing Brigade Bristol Scout British Camel carried Central Flying School command Committee damage Depot dropped Eastchurch enemy engine equipped Farman FE2b Felixstowe Felixstowe F2A fighter fire flight Flts France French German Henry Farman Home Defence landing ground Lewis gun Lieutenant Location Aircraft type machine gun Martinsyde miles Military Wing Month/Yr Location Aircraft National Archive document naval Navy Netheravon Nieuport Nieuport 17 night Nucleus observer officers operations patrols Performance Max personnel pilots raids railway reconnaissance RNAS Royal Aircraft Factory Royal Flying Corps SE5a seaplane Service ceiling Sopwith Sopwith Camel SPECIFICATION SHEET Span speed SQUADRON MOTTO St Omer station submarine Take-off weight targets Training Squadron Trenchard two-seater U-boat units Vickers Western Front Wing area wireless Zeppelin