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1 online resource (298 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface: The Origins of Bombing; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Origins of IX Squadron; Chapter 2: Life and Death in France; Chapter 3: Peace and the RAF; Chapter 4: The Dreadnoughts; Chapter 5: Getting Ready; Chapter 6: The Shadow of Death; Chapter 7: The Battle of Heligoland; Chapter 8: Germany?; Chapter 9: Pilots; Chapter 10: Observers/Navigators; Chapter 11: Wireless Operators; Chapter 12: Gunners; Chapter 13: Bomb Aimers; Chapter 14: Flight Engineers; Chapter 15: Ground Crew; Chapter 16: Escapes, Evasions and Captures. |
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Chapter 17: Brave New WorldAppendix: Specifications of IX Squadron's Main Aircraft; Bibliography and Sources; Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 9.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 9. |
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World War (1914-1918) |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, British.
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1914 - 1945 |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Thorburn, Gordon. A Century of Air Warfare With Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF : Still Going Strong. Havertown : Pen and Sword, ©2014 9781783036349 |
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9781473839120 (electronic book) |
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1473839122 (electronic book) |
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