British Air Forces 1914–18 (2)
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About this book
The outbreak of World War I found the British Army's Royal Flying Corps with just over 200 fragile, unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, and a uniformed strength of just over 2,000 all ranks; the Royal Naval Air Service had some 50 seaplanes. By the Armistice of 1918 the unified Royal Air Force was the largest in the world, with about 22,650 aeroplanes - including a strategic bomber force - and 27,330 men operating from some 700 bases. This second in a two-part study covers RAF, WRAF and RAFNS uniforms from the unification of the service in April 1918; and the whole span of flying clothing during the Great War.
Contents
Introduction · Amalgamation · The RAF 1918-1920 · The Women's Royal Air Force · Flying Clothing & Equipment 1912-1920 · Bibliography · Commentary on colour artwork
Paperback; March 2001; 48 pages; ISBN: 9781841760025