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 and 27,330 men operating from some 700 bases. This first in a two-part study describes and illustrates, in unprecedented detail, the uniforms of the RFC and RNAS in 1914-18-20. A detailed and interesting study.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Andrew Cormack took his degree in Modern History from the University of London and then worked briefly for the Imperial War Museum in London. In 1979 he moved to the Royal Air Force Museum and now holds the position of Keeper of Visual Arts, Medals and Uniforms. In 1990 Osprey published his MAA 225, a study of RAF uniforms and flying clothes of the Second World War. Apart from aviation he is a specialist in the British army of the 18th century and sits on the Council of the Society for Army Historical Research.
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THE MILITARY USE OF BALLOONS started at the end of the 18th century, but it was only in 1878 that the British Army began to interest itself in aerial matters, after the real usefulness of hydrogen-filled observation balloons had been demonstrated in the Franco-Prussian War. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rank lace, shoulder title, mess dress, collar badges, working dress, cap badge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Service Dress, Full Dress, Other Ranks, Royal Flying Corps, Air Mechanic, Military Branch, Chief Petty Officers, Civil Branch, Flying Officers, Home Service, East Africa, Field Service, Flight Sub-Lieutenant, General Service, Patrol Dress, Second Lieutenant New!
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THE MILITARY USE OF BALLOONS started at the end of the 18th century, but it was only in 1878 that the British Army began to interest itself in aerial matters, after the real usefulness of hydrogen-filled observation balloons had been demonstrated in the Franco-Prussian War. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rank lace, shoulder title, mess dress, collar badges, working dress, cap badge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Service Dress, Full Dress, Other Ranks, Royal Flying Corps, Air Mechanic, Military Branch, Chief Petty Officers, Civil Branch, Flying Officers, Home Service, East Africa, Field Service, Flight Sub-Lieutenant, General Service, Patrol Dress, Second Lieutenant New!
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- Military and Naval (British Parliamentary Papers 1800-1900) by Irish Academic Press on page 1
- Great War by Avery Publishing in Back Matter
- Austro Hungarian Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 46) by Chris Chant in Back Matter
- British and Empire Aces of World War I (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 45) by Christopher Shores in Back Matter
- World War II Allied Women's Services (Men-at-Arms) by Martin Brayley in Back Matter
- British Air Forces 1914-18 (2) (Men-at-Arms) by Andrew Cormack in Back Matter
- The First World War (2): The Western Front 1914-1916 (Essential Histories) by Peter Simkins in Back Matter
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