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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1. Verfasser: Thorburn, Gordon
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung: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:1 online resource (298 pages)
ISBN:9781473839120
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