Download or read book The Archaeology of the Royal Flying Corps written by Melanie Winterton and published by Pen and Sword Archaeology. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Winterton’s book is a good introductory effort on the haptic environment of World War I aviators and their personal artifacts."—The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Archaeology provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the aviators of the First World War. Their descriptions of the sensation of flying in the open cockpits of the primitive warplanes of the day, and the artifacts that have survived from these first years of aerial combat, give us a powerful sense of what their wartime service was like and chart the beginning of our modern understanding of aviation. But the subject hasn’t been explored in any depth before, which is why Melanie Winterton’s pioneering book is so timely. Hers is the first study of the trench art, souvenirs and lucky mascots associated with the Royal Flying Corps which, in an original way, tell us so much about the experience of flying on the Western Front a century ago. Extensive quotations from the memoirs of these early airmen are combined with an analysis of the artifacts themselves. They convey something of the fear and anxiety the airmen had to grapple with on a daily basis and bring out the full significance of the poignant souvenirs they left behind. Pieces of crashed aeroplane – wooden propellers, strips of linen, fragments of metal – were recycled and circulated during the war and afterwards became the focus of attention in the domestic home. As Melanie Winterton demonstrates, these items connected the living with the deceased, which is why they are so strongly evocative even today.
Download or read book Royal Flying Corps written by Alistair Smith and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains selected images from three different Royal Flying Corps albums. Photographs include training in Canada and at Tangmere. There is a large variety of different aircraft featured, as well as images of pilots and officers. Also included are a number of photographs from the collection of the late Lieutenant William Shorter, who was shot down over German lines in 1918 at the age of twenty.
Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps a History Etc With Plates written by Geoffrey Norris and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of No 31 Squadron written by and published by . This book was released on 195? with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Contemptible Little Flying Corps written by I. McInnes and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books have been written about pilots of the Royal Flying Corps but the men on the ground, who kept the planes in the air and the guns firing, have been sadly neglected - and yet their role was a vital one. This truly remarkable book, the production of which must have seemed an impossible task, has more than remedied the situation. The authors have managed to locate all the non-commissioned airmen who enlisted in the RFC prior to the outbreak of war in August 1914, and for each one they have provided a mini-biography. The length of each entry varies, available records being what they are, but detail is provided for over 1,400 men. For those who became pilots, details of their certificates are given. Statistics include the establishment of the Corps at various times and there is a list of non-commissioned ranks as well as notes on uniforms, badges etc. There is a full record of works consulted at the Public Record Office and an excellent bibliography.
Download or read book Sweeping the Skies written by David Charles Gunby and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps written by James Thomas Byford McCudden and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps written by Geoffrey Norris and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of the growth of Britain's air arm during World War I told through the exploits of the men who took part.
Download or read book History of Number Twenty Squadron Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force written by Norman J. Roberson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Royal Flying Corps Kitbag written by Mark Hillier and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the WWI uniforms and equipment of RFC pilots and airmen—fully illustrated with color photos. When the First World War began in 1914, the newly formed Royal Flying Corps was put to the ultimate test. As the Great War raged, the developments in military aviation were profound, not only in terms of aerial warfare, but also—as this book reveals—in the uniforms and equipment the aircrew used. All the objects that a Royal Flying Corps pilot or airman was issued for sorties over the Western Front are explored in this book. Amply illustrated with high-definition color photographs, it details everything from clothing and headgear to personal weapons, gloves, goggles and early life preservers. Each item is fully described, and its purpose and use explained.
Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps written by Terry C. Treadwell and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of the Images of Aviation series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various aviation companies and groups in Great Britain.
Download or read book A History of 24 Squadron Sometime of the Royal Flying Corps and Later of the Royal Air Force Illustrated written by A. E. ILLINGWORTH (and ROBESON (V. A. H.)) and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of 24 Squadron written by A. E. Illingworth and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Flying Elephants a History of No 27 Squadron Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force 1915 1969 written by Chaz Bowyer and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Flying Elephants written by Chaz Bowyer and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskrivelse af No 27 Squadron i RAF en enhed, der har fløjet forskelligartede missioner med tilsvarende forskellige flytyper.
Download or read book Flying Units of the RAF written by Alan Lake and published by Airlife Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oversigt over enhederne i Royal Flying Corps og Royal Air Force siden 1912.
Download or read book Sing High written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
