Author: Tom AsquithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Howden Airship Station, 1915-1921
Author: Tom AsquithHowden's Airship Station
Author: Kenneth DeaconPublisher:
ISBN: 9780954660604
Category : Royal Naval Airship Station (Howden, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Kingsnorth Airship Station
Author: Tina BilbePublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752497502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Kingsnorth Airship Station played a vital role during the First World War, developing airships which successfully protected the fleet from submarine attack. It was the proud boast of the Airship Service that no vessels accompanied by one of their airships were lost to submarine attack. This book tells the story of Kingsnorth, exploring the development of the station, the challenges faced and overcome, the people who contributed to the station’s success and how the station and its legacy have changed the local area. Contemporary accounts and pictures bring this story to life, whether for the local historian, military enthusiast or a relative linked with Kingsnorth.
British Airship Bases of the Twentieth Century
Author: Malcolm FifePublisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Numerous books have been written on airships, but few concentrate on their bases and infrastructure to support their operations. British Airship Bases of the Twentieth Century starts with documenting the primitive facilities from which the early machines flew in the years prior to the First World War. The outbreak of the First World War resulted in airships being adopted for military purposes and bases were established across Britain. Most of these were operated by the Royal Naval Air Service for the protection of shipping against U-boats. In the 1920s, an attempt was made by the British Government to build airships for commercial transport. The locations where these giants of the sky were constructed are described as well as the proposed overseas passenger terminals. The latter part of this enthralling and detailed book chronicles the attempt to establish the airship as a means of transport to link together the far flung lands of the British Empire. Reference is also made at attempts to revive the airship in the closing decade of the 20th century and the locations associated with them. Illustrations: 170 black and white photographs
A Contemptible Little Flying Corps
Author: I. McInnesPublisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1781502897
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Many books have been written about pilots of the Royal Flying Corps but the men on the ground, who kept the planes in the air and the guns firing, have been sadly neglected - and yet their role was a vital one. This truly remarkable book, the production of which must have seemed an impossible task, has more than remedied the situation. The authors have managed to locate all the non-commissioned airmen who enlisted in the RFC prior to the outbreak of war in August 1914, and for each one they have provided a mini-biography. The length of each entry varies, available records being what they are, but detail is provided for over 1,400 men. For those who became pilots, details of their certificates are given. Statistics include the establishment of the Corps at various times and there is a list of non-commissioned ranks as well as notes on uniforms, badges etc. There is a full record of works consulted at the Public Record Office and an excellent bibliography.
Aviation
Author: Aviation Week & Space Technology
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Includes a mid-December issue called Buyer guide edition.
Aviation and Aircraft Journal
Author: Flight
Author: Who's who
Author: Henry Robert AddisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 3684
Book Description
An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."