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Handbook, 1914-1918. By Peter G Cooksley. Sutton Publishing; ISBN: 0750921692.
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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. This work explores
the contributions made by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air
Service during World War I in this highly illustrated text. As well as
the aircraft, a numerous array of other subjects is covered, including
organization, pay, rank, uniforms, motor vehicles, the women's branches,
attitudes, and even songs popular in the mess.
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| Hardback
- 224 pages (18 May 2000) |
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| Royal
Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919. By Ray Sturtivant and Gordon
Page; Air Britain; ISBN: 0851301916. RRP: |
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Detailed
reference work of the Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919.
Probably the most ambitious project of its nature ever attempted, this
work provides complete or near complete histories of over 15,000 aircraft
flown by the Royal Naval Air Service from 1911 and by successor units of
the Royal Air Force from 1 April 1918 until the end of 1919. It also lists
their squadrons, units and bases. There are details of numerous attempts
by coastal aircraft to bomb U-boats around the coast of Britain, and of
land-based naval aircraft making hazardous night flights to help stem the
Zeppelin menace. The many individual incidents include Major Barker's dramatic
fight in October 1918 when, despite his Sopwith Snipe being riddled with
bullets as he came down, he managed to account for four enemy aircraft
before making a crash landing from which he and his aircraft survived,
for which unique exploit he was awarded a well merited Victoria Cross.
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| Hardcover
- (1992) |
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| The
Camel File by Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page. Air Britain Publication. |
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Flown
from mid-1917 by the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service and
the later the Royal Air Force, the Sopwith Camel was one of the foremost
Allied fighters during the latter part of the first World War. With hundreds
of victories to its credit, it was flown by many famous names of the period.
Developed from the Sopwith Pup, it was to serve with twenty front line
squadrons on the Western Front and in Italy, and was still in full service
at the Armistice. Appendices include comprehensive details of the squadrons
and other units with which the Camel served, as well as its use by other
air forces, and a detailed index contains the names of nearly 3,000 Camel
pilots.
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| Hardback
- 272 pages (date) |
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| The
S.E.5 File. Air Britain Publication. |
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In
many ways, the Sopwith Camel and the S.E.5 could be regarded as the First
World War equivalents of the Spitfire and Hurricane. The S.E.5 originated
in the second half of 1916, to meet the requirement for a faster and more
manoeuvrable single-seat fighter. Designed by the Royal Aircraft Factory
at Farnborough, it went into large scale production. Details of the service
of the S.E.5 and S.E.5A are backed by extensive tables of individual histories
including the men who flew the type, their victories and losses. Three
pages of general arrangement drawings, a cut-away drawing and eight pages
of colour drawings showing various markings carried by the type should
be useful to modellers.
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| Hardback
- 176 pages (date) |
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| The
DH4/DH9 FILE by Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page. Air Britain Publication. |
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The
D.H.4, D.H.9 and D.H.9A were built in very large numbers and formed a major
part of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force.
The Standard format used in the Files on the Camel and S.E.5 are also adopted
in this volume.
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| Hardback
- 300 pages (date) |
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| Fleet
Air Arm Aircraft, Units and Ships 1920 to 1939. By Ray Sturtivant with
Dick Cronin; Air Britain; ISBN: 0851302718. RRP: |
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The
first detailed work on the Fleet Air Arm between the wars. Full histories
of flights and squadrons, including movements, aircraft types and COs;
detailed individual aircraft histories with many aircrew names; detailed
histories of FAA and coastal prototypes (N127 to N256 and others); comprehensive
details of the complicated and colourful system of code markings and carrier
bands; names of pupil Pilots, Observers and TAGs on courses up to the end
of 1939; 3,000 name index; detailed movements of 12 aircraft carriers and
seaplane carriers, and 60 seaplane-carrying battleships, cruisers and a
submarine with a photograph of each ship.
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| Hardback
- 448 pages (1998) |
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| British
Naval Aviation; The Fleet Air Arm 1917-1990. By Ray Sturtivant; Arms and
Armour Press; ISBN: 0853689385. RRP: |
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The
first detailed work on the Fleet Air Arm covering 1917 until 1990, including
between the wars.
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| Hardback
(1990) |
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| Royal
Navy Shipboard Aircraft Developments 1912-1931. By Dick Cronin; Air Britain;
ISBN: 085130165. RRP: |
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Detailed
reference work on Royal Navy Shipboard Aircraft Developments 1912 until
1931. This work, for which the author received the annual Air-Britain Writers
Trophy in 1991, covers in detail one of the many interesting aspects of
early British naval aviation, and complements 'Royal Navy Aircraft Serials
and Units 1911 to 1919'. It has been the subject of numerous enthusiastic
reviews in the aeronautical and naval press, both at home and in America.
The book deals in depth with a variety of early British naval air operations
before flight from aircraft carriers became the normal method of operating.
The book runs includes many rare photographs of ships and aircraft as well
as maps and side-view drawings of aircraft.
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| Hard
Cover 384 pages (1990) |
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| British
Aviation Squadron Markings of World War I: RFC - RAF - RNAS . By Les Rogers;
Schiffer Publishing; ISBN: 0764312847. £55.00.RRP: |
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This
book is about RFC, RNAS and RAF squadron markings of WW1.
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| Hardcover
- 296 pages (February 2001) |
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| Squadron
Histories: RNAS, RFC and RAF since 1912. By Peter M. H. Lewis; ASIN: 0370000226
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about the Squadron Histories: RNAS, RFC and RAF since 1912.
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| Hardcover
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| United
States Naval Aviation 1910-1918. By Noel Shirley; Schiffer Publishing,
Ltd.; ISBN: 0764311794 . RRP: |
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Book
about the United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918.
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| Hardcover
- 336 pages (January 1, 2000) |
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| The
First Flight Across the Atlantic. Naval Aviation Monographs. Published
by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center. Washington
Navy Yard. |
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This
electronic version has been placed on the Naval Historical Center's homepage
because it is an excellent reference source for naval aviation information.
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| Naval
Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence. By R. D. Layman;
United States Naval Institute. ISBN: 1557506175. RRP: |
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This
book is about naval aviation in WW1 and its impact on the war.
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| Hardcover
- 224 pages (November 1996) |
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| British
and Empire Aces of World War I. Christopher Shores and Mark Rolfe (Illustrator).,
Osprey; ISBN: 1841763772. £12.99 RRP: |
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This
volume traces the rapid development of the fighter plane in World War I,
and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them.
It covers the Royal Naval Air Service and RFC squadrons and their markings,
as well as the birth of the Royal Air Force.
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| Paperback
- 96 pages (28 October, 2001) |
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| The
Price of Honor: The World War One Letters of Naval Aviator Kenneth MacLeish.
By Kenneth MacLeish, Geoffrey L. Rossano (Editor); United States Naval
Institute.; ISBN: 0870215841. RRP: |
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The
World War One Letters of Naval Aviator Kenneth MacLeish;
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| Hardcover
- 242 pages (June 1991) |
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| German
Naval Air Service (Vintage Aviation Fotofax). By Alex Imrie. ; Arms &
Armour. ISBN: ASIN: 0853689202. Our Price: £0.00. RRP: |
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Book
about the German Naval Air Service of WW1.
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| Paperback
(1989) |
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| Handbook
of German Military & Naval Aviation 1914-1918; ISBN:. Our Price: £54.95.
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Summary
of of German Military & Naval Aviation 1914-1918.
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| Hardcover
/ Limited edition, Reprint (1995) |
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| In
the Royal Naval Air Service: Being the War Letters of the Late Harold Rosher
to His Family (Vintage Aviation Library, No 10). By Harold Rosher. Greenhill
Press. ISBN:ASIN: 0947898409. Our Price: RRP: |
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The
War Letters of the late Harold Rosher RNAS to his family.
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| Paperback
(1986) |
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| In
the Teeth of the Wind : The Story of a Naval Pilot on the Western Front
1916-1918. By Squadron Leader C.P.O. Bartlett, Nick Bartlett (Editor).
United States Naval Institute; ISBN: 1557503931 Our Price: RRP: |
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This
book is the war journal of a naval aviator who flew 101 combat missions
over and around the Belgian coast, first reporting to what was known as
5 Wing RNAS during September of 1916. This unit became 5 Squadron RNAS
in December of that year, and was known as such until becoming 205 Squadron
RAF in April of 1918. This remarkably well-written journal covers the entire
period of 5 Squadron's operation, and preserves the history of that unit
in an easily read style. There are many war journals in publication, but
this one is a bit different since 5 Squadron was basically a bombing squadron.
Most of the author's missions were flown in the DH-4 two-seater, and his
harshest criticism is reserved for those pursuit pilots who were less than
diligent when on escort duty. The book includes first person comparisons
of the handling qualities of many different aircraft of the period, including
captured enemy aircraft, and a few single seaters that the author flew
on rare occasions.
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| Hardcover
- 159 pages (August 1994) |
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| British
Military Aircraft of World War One; the official technical and rigging
notes for RFC and RNAS fighting and training aeroplanes, 1914-1918. Arms
& Armour Press. ASIN: 088254408X. RRP: |
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Book
about the British military aircraft of WW1.
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Old Lady of No Man's Land: The Vickers Machinegun. By Dolf L. Goldsmith.
Collector Grade Publications, Canada; ISBN: 0889351473 . Our Price: £54.95.
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An
excellent source of detailed information on the vickers machine-gun in
all its variations. It covers accessories and items of interest that are
not usually included in books of this sort. Definitive work on the Vickers
from 1908 to 1968. Every model used by the British Army, Navy & Air
Force, described with full technical details, plus numerous illustrations
and photos from the field. For the buying and selling of guns and accessories
it is being used as THE definitive reference work, The Bible for collectors
all over the world.
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| Hardcover
(15 April 1994) |
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| Cross
of Sacrifice: Officers Who Died in Service of the Royal Navy, Royal Navy
Reserve, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Air Service
and Royal Air Force, 1914-1919 . By S D Jarvis, D B Jarvis. Naval &
Military P; ISBN: 1897632878. Our Price: £24.95. RRP: |
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| Hardcover
- 2nd revised edition (1 May, 2000) |
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| Sailor
of the Air; The 1917-1919 Letters & Diary of Irving Edward Sheely,
USN. By Irving Edward Sheely, Lawrence D. Sheely (Editor); University of
Alabama Press; ISBN: 0817307095 . RRP: |
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1917-1919
Letters & Diary of Irving Edward Sheely of the US Navy.
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| Hardcover
- 264 pages (October 1993) |
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