A Century of Air Warfare With Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF: Still Going Strong
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1. Verfasser: Thorburn, Gordon (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Havertown Pen and Sword 2014
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Beschreibung: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
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
Beschreibung:298 pages
ISBN:9781473839120
1473839122

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