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Royal Flying Corps Handbook 1914 – 18 New Edition
Author(s): Peter G. Cooksley (Author)
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing
- Publication Date: 24 May 2007
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0750947721
- ISBN-13: 9780750947725
Book Description
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 independent 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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About the Author
The late PETER G. COOKSLEY A.R.Hist.S is the author of over twenty titles, mainly concerned with warfare and the history of aviation. He was a past Vice President of the Cross and Cockade organisation, the Society of World War One AERO Historians and lived in Surrey.
