A Century of Air Warfare With Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF : Still Going Strong.

N the earliest days of World War One, when IX Squadron was formed, we went to the fight in little 50mph machines that were barely capable of taking pilot and observer, a gun and a few small, hand-held bombs into the sky, especially on a windy day. When we took a wireless set, to spot for the artille...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thorburn, Gordon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2014.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force. > Squadron, 9.
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force. > Squadron, 9
1914-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British.
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations, British.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Histoire des unités > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes britanniques.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military operations, Aerial > British
Regimental histories
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:N the earliest days of World War One, when IX Squadron was formed, we went to the fight in little 50mph machines that were barely capable of taking pilot and observer, a gun and a few small, hand-held bombs into the sky, especially on a windy day. When we took a wireless set, to spot for the artillery and report on troop movements, the extra load forced the defenceless pilot to leave his observer behind. A century later, IX (B) Squadron flies jets that can exceed the speed of sound, place laser-guided missiles within a few centimetres of the target, and transmit the most complex data in real t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (298 pages)
ISBN:9781473839120
1473839122

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