Naval Eight | A History of No.8 Squadron R.N.A.S. - Afterwards No. 208 Squadron R.A.F - From Its Formation in 1916 Until the Armisti

E G Johnstone (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1847344771 / ISBN 13: 9781847344779

Verlag: Naval & Military Press, 2006

Naval Eight | A History of No.8 Squadron R.N.A.S. - Afterwards No. 208 Squadron R.A.F - From Its Formation in 1916 Until the Armisti | E G Johnstone (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2006 | Naval & Military Press | EAN 9781847344779 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 102129928

Inhaltsangabe:

This is a collective history, written by various hands, of a Royal Naval Air Service squadron that was later absorbed into the new Royal Air Force. No. 8 Squadron - known as Naval Eight to its members - was born when its original three Flights (or eighteen aeroplances) were detached by the Admiralty from duties with the Dover Patrol over the English Channel and attached for temporary duty with the BEF in France at the height of the battle of the Somme in October 1916. The original squadron was entirely composed of aviators who were volunteers, and its elan and espirit de corps were high. The experiment of lending a Naval air squadron for duties on land was so successful that four further RNAS squadrons followed No. 8s lead in 1916, and the way was paved for the creation of the RAF in April 1918. This is an excellent history of an elite flying unit and comes complete with some 30 photographs of men, machines and airfields and ten appendices on such subjects as lists of airfields occupied, air fighting tactics etc.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Naval Eight | A History of No.8 Squadron ...
Verlag: Naval & Military Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu
Auflage: 2. Auflage