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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface: The Origins of Bombing; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Origins of IX Squadron; Chapter 2: Life and Death in France; Chapter 3: Peace and the RAF; Chapter 4: The Dreadnoughts; Chapter 5: Getting Ready; Chapter 6: The Shadow of Death; Chapter 7: The Battle of Heligoland; Chapter 8: Germany?; Chapter 9: Pilots; Chapter 10: Observers/Navigators; Chapter 11: Wireless Operators; Chapter 12: Gunners; Chapter 13: Bomb Aimers; Chapter 14: Flight Engineers; Chapter 15: Ground Crew; Chapter 16: Escapes, Evasions and Captures.
  • Chapter 17: Brave New WorldAppendix: Specifications of IX Squadron's Main Aircraft; Bibliography and Sources; Index.

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