Airway to the East 1918-1920 and the collapse of no. 1 aerial route RAF
The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed first heavy bomber to enter service - the Handley Page O/400 - to the war in the Middle-East. In summer 1919, a fleet of fift...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Barnsley, England
Pen & Sword Aviation
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed first heavy bomber to enter service - the Handley Page O/400 - to the war in the Middle-East. In summer 1919, a fleet of fifty-one bombers left England and France to fly to Cairo. Seventeen of these aircraft were destroyed or crashed en-route. Eight airmen were killed. A Court of Enquiry was held at the Air Ministry to investigate; however, the findings were suppressed by the Secretary of State for Air, Winston Churchill. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | vi, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 24cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1848846576 (hardcover) 9781848846579 (hardcover) |