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The inter-war years between 1918 and 1939 saw the newly created Royal Air Force fighting for its very existence politically, being dispatched to the remotest co
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Authors: Mike Bechthold
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-06 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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Canadian-born flying ace Raymond Collishaw (1893–1976) served in Britain’s air forces for twenty-eight years. As a pilot in World War I he was credited with
Scottish Aerodromes of the 1920s and 1930s
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The end of the First World War brought with it the closure most of the military aerodromes in Scotland. It, however, retained its links with naval aviation with
The Royal Air Force in American Skies
Language: en
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Authors: Tom Killebrew
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-15 - Publisher: University of North Texas Press

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By early 1941, the war raged in Europe and Great Britain stood alone against the aerial might of Nazi Germany. Although much of the Royal Air Force's pilot trai
The Birth of British Airpower
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Peter John Dye
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The Birth of British Airpower describes how Hugh Trenchard, a man with few leadership skills, became a much-loved and inspirational commander who laid the found