Aviation in Peace and War
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AVIATION IN PEACE AND WAR
Major-General Sir F. H. SYKES
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
PRE-WAR
Early Thoughts on Flight.
The Invention of the Balloon.
First Experiments in Gliders and Aeroplanes.
The Wright Brothers and their Successors in Europe.
The First Airships.
The Beginnings of Aviation in England.
The Inception and Development of Aircraft as Part of the Forces of the Crown.
The Balloon Factory.
The Air Battalion.
The Royal Flying Corps.
The Military Wing.
The Naval Wing.
The Balloon Factory.
The Air Battalion.
The Royal Flying Corps.
The Military Wing.
The Naval Wing.
Tactics and the Machine.
Conclusions.
CHAPTER II
WAR
General Remarks on War Development.
Co-operation with the Army.
Reconnaissance.
Photography.
Wireless.
Bombing.
Contact Patrol.
Fighting.
Reconnaissance.
Photography.
Wireless.
Bombing.
Contact Patrol.
Fighting.
Co-operation with the Navy.
Coast Defence, Patrol and Convoy Work.
Fleet Assistance, Reconnaissance, Spotting for Ships' Guns.
Bombing.
Torpedo Attack.
Coast Defence, Patrol and Convoy Work.
Fleet Assistance, Reconnaissance, Spotting for Ships' Guns.
Bombing.
Torpedo Attack.
Home Defence.
Night Flying and Night Fighting.
Night Flying and Night Fighting.
The Machine and Engine.
Tactics and the Strategic Air Offensive.
Organization.
CHAPTER III
PEACE
The Future of Aerial Defence.
Civil Aviation as a Factor in National Security.
Civil Aviation as an Instrument of Imperial Progress.
Financial and Economic Problems.
Weather Conditions and Night Flying.
Organization.
The Machine and Engine.
Air Services: British, Continental and Imperial.
CONCLUSION
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