British Air Forces 1914–18 (2)
Author | : Andrew Cormack |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-03-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 1841760021 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781841760025 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book British Air Forces 1914–18 (2) written by Andrew Cormack and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The outbreak of World War I found the British Army's Royal Flying Corps with just over 200 fragile, unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, and a uniformed strength of just over 2,000 all ranks; the Royal Naval Air Service had some 50 seaplanes. By the Armistice of 1918 the unified Royal Air Force was the largest in the world, with about 22,650 aeroplanes - including a strategic bomber force - and 27,330 men operating from some 700 bases. This second in a two-part study covers RAF, WRAF and RAFNS uniforms from the unification of the service in April 1918; and the whole span of flying clothing during the Great War.