DOCSLIB.ORG

Downloadable

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Downloadable This electronic thesis or dissertation has been downloaded from the King’s Research Portal at https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/ Ashore, afloat and Airborne : The Logistics of British Naval Airpower, 1914-1945 Jones, Benjamin The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without proper acknowledgement. END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ You are free to: Share: to copy, distribute and transmit the work Under the following conditions: Attribution: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Non Commercial: You may not use this work for commercial purposes. No Derivative Works - You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Any of these conditions can be waived if you receive permission from the author. Your fair dealings and other rights are in no way affected by the above. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 06. Nov. 2017 Department ofWar Studies King's College, London Ashore, afloat and airborne: The Logistics ofBritish Naval Airpower, 1914-1945 Benjamin Jones Thesis submitted for the Degree ofDoctor ofPhilosophy 2007 2 Candidate's Declaration I hereby declare that all the work presented in this thesis is my own. Benjamin Jones 6th November 2007 3 Abstract This thesis analyses the logistics behind the expansion and operations of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Ann during the two World Wars. The logistics of British naval aviation has largely been a peripheral topic compared with operational issues. Studies ofaviation during both World Wars are also unusual. The aim is to study this topic largely through the available original material, both official and unofficial, and thereby to provide a new focus for the analysis ofnaval aviation. Both organisations had to expand from a small base under the exigencies of wartime conditions, in 1914 when aviation was in its infancy and in 1939 just after the Navy had regained full control over naval aviation. This thesis will investigate the relationship between naval air logistics and strategy, national economics, operations and tactics and therefore is organised under five main themes. Firstly, to examine the naval air expansion programmes, especially in the Second World War, from which other requirements stemmed. Secondly, to relate naval strategy to the needs for naval air stations, a topic frequently ignored by many authors who give more consideration to aircraft carriers. Thirdly, to address how successful was aircraft production in meeting the requirements laid down in the expansion programmes. Fourthly, the co­ ordination of resources, be they ships or squadrons, for operations and fifthly, from the tactical perspective the difficulties ofmaintaining aircraft in the front line. The conclusion includes an appreciation ofcomparisons between naval aviation during the two World Wars and a summary ofthe air logistics ofthe British Pacific Fleet in 1945 when many earlier developments came to fruition. 4 Acknowledgements I would first like to express my thanks to the late David Brown, former Head ofthe Naval Historical Branch, Ministry of Defence, without whose suggestion I would have not covered this topic. To my supervisor, Andrew Lambert, thanks for his unstinting support throughout, especially during the final stages. The staff and researchers at the Naval Historical Branch, Ministry of Defence, provided much academic and moral support during my time in London and thanks are also due to the staff at the other research institutions, the Fleet Air Ann Museum, Yeovilton, the Imperial War Museum, London and the National Archives, Kew. I would also wish to express my appreciation to all those veterans and their relatives who generously responded to my appeals in 2001 and 2004 for memories oftheir service in the Royal Navy: David Amos, Leon Armstrong, Maurice Ayling, George Aymes, Mike Bee, A.A. Betts, Peter Bonney, Eleanor Bosworthick, Bernard Brown, Joe Clark, Peter Cook, Jack Cousins, Bill Drake, Tony Drury, Albert Firth, Reg Fry, Mr Empson, Ken England, WilfEvison, Neville Garlick, Les Goodenough, Bill Grice, Bob Hale, Romney Hall, Robert Hayter, John Holland, Colin Houdrey, Albert Huyton, Dennis Jones, Ken Lambert, Noel Langdon, Hugh Langrishe, John Lawson, William Lodge, George LYnds, Frank Manning, Roy Maber, Des Mardle, Eric Moule, Ronald Neal, Bill Newcombe, Dennis Papworth, Derrick Pearce, Colin Pickford, William Pratt via Sue Unwin, Jack Quaintance, John Robson, John Roche, Tom Roxby, John Smith, Lionel Smith, Cyril Tapley, Bill Thompson, Pamela Trussell, Mr Ward, Peter Warde, Ken Whiterod, Ted Whitley, Jim Williams and Ray Young. Last and by no means least my everlasting gratitude to Elizabeth and David without whose unstinting financial and moral support this work would never have been undertaken. 5 Contents ABSTRACT 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 CONTENTS 5 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 9 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 10 CHAPTER 1 -INTRODUCTION: LOGISTICS AND NAVAL AIR POWER 15 Naval airpower- an overview 15 Logistics and the Royal Navy 17 Logistics literature review 19 Land, sea and air logistics 21 Levels oflogistic provision 23 Air logistics and strategy 24 Air logistics and national economics 28 Air logistics and operations 30 Air logistics and tactics 32 Conclusion 33 CHAPTER 2 - STRATEGY AND NAVAL AIR REQUIREMENTS 34 Overview 34 RNAS strategy and naval air requirements Naval air expansion programmes 35 Pre-war planning 38 Aviation and the Grand Fleet 38 Air defence ofGreat Britain 41 The continental commitment and strategic bombing 42 Anti-submarine warfare 43 Mediterranean operations, 1915-1918 45 The Carrier Comes ofAge Fleet Carriers - the backbone ofthe Fleet Air Ann 46 The Battle ofthe Atlantic takes centre stage 47 Reinforcing the Fleet 48 Aircraft production cuts 51 6 Manpower and the war against Japan 54 CHAPTER 3 - STRATEGY AND NAVAL AIR BASES 58 Overview 58 The First World War Coastal stations, 1912-1914 61 Comparative costings and constructional labour 62 Aeroplane stations 64 Seaplane stations 67 Airship stations 70 Kite balloon stations 72 Overseas - France 73 Overseas - Mediterranean 74 Inter-war years 76 The Second World War UK planning, 1938-1942 77 Naval Air Expansion Programmes and UK airfield requirements, 1942-1945 83 Repair Yards 91 Air Store Depots 93 Overseas planning, 1939-1942 94 Requirements for trade routes 95 Expansion in the Far East 97 Conclusion 112 CHAPTER 4 - NATIONAL ECONOMICS AND AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION 114 Overview 114 The First World War Aircraft orders and production 115 Administration ofRNAS procurement 118 Procurement by the RNAS and RFC 122 Foreign production 124 Engine production 126 Inter-war years Administration ofFAA procurement 129 British production 133 7 The Second World War Administration ofFAA procurement 136 Aircraft specifications 139 Aircraft orders and production 142 Failure ofBritish aircraft manufacturing 150 Dependence on American production 156 Conclusion 157 CHAPTER 5 - OPERATIONS AND CO-ORDINATING RESOURCES 159 Overview 159 The First World War Fleet operations 160 Coastal Patrolling and Convoy Escort 163 Operations in France 166 Operations in the Mediterranean 169 The Crisis of 1917 170 Second World War Wartime expansion and a shortage ofresources 172 Availability offighter squadrons 175 Shore-based operations, 1939-1943 177 Ferrying ofRAF aircraft, 1940-1942 179 Co-ordinating the employment ofEscort Carriers, 1942-1944 182 Review ofsquadron organisation, 1943-1944 189 Conclusion 191 CHAPTER 6 - TACTICAL LOGISTICS AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 192 Overview 192 The Royal Naval Air Service Recruitment and Training 192 Operations in Britain 198 Operations in France 200 Overseas operations 203 Inter-war years 206 The Fleet Air Arm Recruitment and Training 208 Wartime Expansion 211 8 Reorganisation 0 f maintenance procedures 216 Influence ofAmerican practice 219 Supply ofair stores 221 Experience ofmaintenance afloat 223 Experience ofmaintenance ashore 226 Conclusion 229 CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSION: PACIFIC ENDURANCE 230 Experience of the British Pacific Fleet Overview 230 The operations in perspective 230 Transportation ofaircraft and spares to Australia 233 Facilities in Australia and the forward area 235 Air logistics during Operation 'Iceberg', 26 March - 25 May 1945 239 Air logistics during the July/August operations, 17 July - 10 August 1945 246 Conclusion 248 Thesis summary 248 APPENDICES 252 Appendix 1- Planning for naval air stations, August 1942 252 Appendix 2 - Dates offormations ofnew squadrons, 1939-1945 255 Appendix 3 - Availability ofEscort Carriers, 1943-1944 256 Appendix 4 - Efficiency ofmaintenance at naval air stations, 1945 258 BIBLIOGRAPHY 259 (1) Primary Sources A. Unpublished Primary Sources 259 B. Memoirs, Published Papers and other Published Primary Sources 299 (2) Later Works A.Books 302 B. Articles 313 C. Theses 317 9 List of Illustrations Tables Table 1. Anticipated and actual deliveries ofaircraft and engines, June 1916 - January 1917 37 Table 2. Comparison between programmes A&B, October 1942 - January 1943 52 Table 3. Production ofaeroplanes, October 1917 - June 1918 116 Table 4. Production
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Battle of Britain 80 Trail
    The Battle of Britain 2020 commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The involvement of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in the Battle of Britain is relatively unknown and yet, despite its small numbers, had a significant impact on the battle. The Battle of Britain took place from July to October 1940. Having defeated France in the Spring of 1940, Germany began a campaign of air raids on Britain aiming to force a surrender or enabling a German invasion - Operation Sealion. The German air force, the Luftwaffe, targeted ports and ships, tried to destroy the RAF, aircraft factories and airfields, and then began bombing London in what become known as ‘The Blitz’. Did you know … Fighting between aircraft in the air is called a ‘dogfight’. During the Battle of Britain people on the ground could see the vapour trails from the fighting aircraft making patterns across the skies. Of the nearly 3,000 pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain, 57 were Fleet Air Arm (FAA) pilots. Some pilots flew with FAA Squadrons, whilst other FAA pilots completed RAF flying training and were assigned to RAF fighter Squadrons. Have a go … Guide the Spitfire through the maze safely home to the airfield. 33 FAA pilots served with 804 and 808 , the two Fleet Air Arm Squadrons officially classed as having taken an active part in the Battle of Britain. They operated under Fighter Command, providing Dockyard defence. 804 Naval Air Squadron, based at Hatston, consisted of 22 pilots flying Gloster Sea Gladiators (and later the Grumman Martlet).
    [Show full text]
  • The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in Anti-Submarine Warfare Policy, 1918-1945
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by University of Birmingham Research Archive, E-theses Repository THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE POLICY, 1918-1945. By JAMES NEATE A thesis submitted to The University of Birmingham for the degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY School of History and Cultures College of Arts and Law The University of Birmingham September 2012 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. ABSTRACT This thesis examines the roles played by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in the formulation of Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) policy from 1918 to 1945. Its focus is on policy relating to the use of air power, specifically fixed-wing shore-based aircraft, against submarines. After a period of neglect between the Wars, airborne ASW would be pragmatically prioritised during the Second World War, only to return to a lower priority as the debates which had stymied its earlier development continued. Although the intense rivalry between the RAF and RN was the principal influence on ASW policy, other factors besides Service culture also had significant impacts.
    [Show full text]
  • The Dichotomy Between British and American Women Auxiliary Pilots of World War II
    Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Dichotomy between British and American Women Auxiliary Pilots of World War II Brighid Klick A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH HONORS DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN March 31, 2014 Advised by Professor Kali Israel TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... ii Military Services and Auxiliaries ................................................................................. iii Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter One: Introduction of Women Pilots to the War Effort…….... ..................... 7 Chapter Two: Key Differences ..................................................................................... 37 Chapter Three: Need and Experimentation ................................................................ 65 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 91 Bibliography ................................................................................................................... 98 ii Acknowledgements I would first like to express my gratitude to my adviser Professor Israel for her support from the very beginning of this project. It was her willingness to write a letter of recommendation for a student she had just met that allowed
    [Show full text]
  • Master Narrative Ours Is the Epic Story of the Royal Navy, Its Impact on Britain and the World from Its Origins in 625 A.D
    NMRN Master Narrative Ours is the epic story of the Royal Navy, its impact on Britain and the world from its origins in 625 A.D. to the present day. We will tell this emotionally-coloured and nuanced story, one of triumph and achievement as well as failure and muddle, through four key themes:- People. We tell the story of the Royal Navy’s people. We examine the qualities that distinguish people serving at sea: courage, loyalty and sacrifice but also incidents of ignorance, cruelty and cowardice. We trace the changes from the amateur ‘soldiers at sea’, through the professionalization of officers and then ships’ companies, onto the ‘citizen sailors’ who fought the World Wars and finally to today’s small, elite force of men and women. We highlight the change as people are rewarded in war with personal profit and prize money but then dispensed with in peace, to the different kind of recognition given to salaried public servants. Increasingly the people’s story becomes one of highly trained specialists, often serving in branches with strong corporate identities: the Royal Marines, the Submarine Service and the Fleet Air Arm. We will examine these identities and the Royal Navy’s unique camaraderie, characterised by simultaneous loyalties to ship, trade, branch, service and comrades. Purpose. We tell the story of the Royal Navy’s roles in the past, and explain its purpose today. Using examples of what the service did and continues to do, we show how for centuries it was the pre-eminent agent of first the British Crown and then of state policy throughout the world.
    [Show full text]
  • Dive Bombing
    FLIGHT, Jti'y 10th, 11741. a The Brewster Bermuda two-seater dive-bomber now in production m America for the R.A.F. and F.A.A. DIVE BOMBING Factors Affecting Pilot and Machine IVE bombing may be defined as is aimed at the target and descends for an effect of " 5g " while holding the release of bombs when com- rapidly towards it. For maximum the same speed of 340 m.p.h. right D ing out of a dive at a target. accuracy, the bomb should not be re round the curve. That is to say, the There is only one exact position for leased in the straight dive, but its pilot's effective weight on the seat at release of the bomb because, unless instant of release should be timed to the bottom of the pull-out curve is the dive is at 90 deg. to the ground, occur just after the start of the pull- five times what it is in straight and the bomb does not travel in a straight out, so that the curvature of the unaccelerated flight. For such a path after it leaves the aeroplane. bomb's path will bring it right on to factor, the descent is 1,300ft after Although, as is obvious, different air the target. starting the pull-out. Of course, if craft will dive at different speeds, it During the pull-out the aeroplane the diving speed is lower, the loss of is generally assumed that the addi- travels round the arc of a circle until height in recovery from the dive is tional velocity imparted to the bomb it is again climbing, and after that very much reduced, and a Ju 87 is equal to dropping the same bomb makes good its escape.
    [Show full text]
  • Pioneers to Partners, British Aircraft Since 1945
    Pioneers to Partners British Aircraft since 1945 Christopher Foyle & Leo Marriott Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force, HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT spsfojd |EuoiiEUJ9iu| JO(EW snojauunu in jguiJEd |Eiiu9ss9 PUE lUEiJodum UE s\ Xjisnpm UOjlEjAE IjSjljjg 31)1 9J9l|M UOjlEnijS UJ9pOLJU 91)1 01 iinds puE s9|i!)Euosj9d §uu99iioid uo iijnq Xjisnpui UE LJUOJJ 9§UEip ss9|iu9|9J inq 9|iqns 91)1 SUElp >|00q 91)1 '9)111 9lfl. Uj p91E|nsdEDU9 sy 'sdjijSJiB U9A9 puE sj9p||2 'si|mq-9uuoq p S||E19p j9Uq §U|A!§ S9D|pU9ddE l)l|M S|Enp!Alpll! plIE S9!UEdlUOD J9||EUUS 91)1 3-1 H U9HO§JOj 1O[\J uojinquiuoD JofEiu E 9pEUJ SEIJ /Jisnpin qsjiug 9J9qM s9iuuuEj2ojd |Euo!iEUJ9iui jo spnpojd 9SOLJ1 SE ||9M SE pOU3d IBljl UlljljM l^EJDJjE l|mq l)SI!Ug /J9A9JO 'J9pJO )ED!§0|OUOJl)D Uj 'S|jB13p SujpjAOjd Xq A'JOIS ai)i SujiEJisn)!! '/Ep iu9S9jd 91)1 01 c^6|, iiiojj AJisnpu! ^EJDJJE ijsiiug 91)1 Uj 9§UEl)D 91)1 SlJEljD SJ9UJJDJ OJ SJ33L/0/J 'lU9JEddE X||pE9J S/EM|E 10 u sj Xijiuspi qsjiug 3i|i q§noqi|E p9iu9S9jd9j ||9M 9J9M S1SJ1U9DS pUE SJ99U|§U9 'SgjUEduUOD l)SjlUg tpjljM Ul EI1JOSUOD IEUOJ1EUJ91UI Ol p9| S9UUlUEJ§Ojd lU9LJUdO|9A9p l^EJDJIE JOfEUU JO 1SOD pUE 9|EDS J991JS 91)1 X||EniU9Ag S9iEJ9uuo|§uoD lEUisnpuj J9§JE| oiui pgqjosqE X||EnpEJ§ 9J9M pUE||!AE|-) 9p pUE (OlSjjg 'OJA\/ SE ipns S9UUEU snouiiEj PUE Xjisnpui IJEJDJJE 3i)i UjqijM SUOHESJIEJUOIIEJ JOfElU Ol p9| XiqEUEAUj S9pED9p JEMlSOd 31)1 JO Xll|E9J 3l)_|_ 'SS9DDnS LjljM p9UMOJD SXEM|E 1OU 9J9M SIJOJ-P 9S91J1 E qi|M s|i)i uo p|inq 01 iqSnos PUE uo|S|ndojd 13 [ Uj J9pE9| p|JOM 91)1
    [Show full text]
  • MOD Art Collection Artwork
    MOD Art Collection Artwork Title Primary Maker Name Media Materials Description Type HRH The Duke of Cambridge Unknown Artist Oil on canvas Painting Dawn, Action Stations, Malta Rowland Langmaid Oil on canvas Painting Calabria Coast: Dawn, 3rd September 1943 Rowland Langmaid Oil on canvas Painting View of Sir Edward Pellew's Group, Gulf of Carpentaria, December 1802 William Westall Oil on canvas. Unglazed Painting Charles Phillip Yorke (1764-1834), First Lord of the Admiralty Unknown Artist Oil on canvas Painting British Fleet, Led by Admiral Sir John Fisher in HMS "Renown" entering Grand Harbour, Malta 1901 Luigi Galea Oil on card. Painting Landscape with Travellers Unknown Artist Oil on panel. Painting Emsworth Harbour from the Mole Bobbie Pinson Acrylic on canvas. Painting Arial (Preparatory Sketch) Louise Cattrell Oil on card. Painting Keep (Preparatory Sketch) Louise Cattrell Oil on card Painting Sir Thomas Hardy Lemuel Francis Abbott Oil on canvas Painting Sir Charles Morice Pole Bart GCB MP (1757-1830) John MacArthur Oil on canvas. Painting William Corbett, Cashier of the Navy Thomas Hudson Oil on canvas Painting View of Versailles and Clagni Rigaud Painting The Last Voyage of HMS Vanguard, Portsmouth, 4th August 1960 Richard Eurich Oil on canvas Painting Landscape with River and Figures Unknown Artist Oil on panel Painting Winter Landscape with Skaters Unknown Artist Oil on panel Painting Street Scene, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1994 Unknown Artist Tempera Painting Landscape with Lake and Houses, Macedonia,1994 Lila Kotus Oil on canvas. Painting Criccieth Castle Unknown Artist Oil on board. Painting An Attack on Admiral Rawling`s Force, 28 May 1941 Rowland Langmaid Oil on canvas.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017 Magdalen College Record
    Magdalen College Record Magdalen College Record 2017 2017 Conference Facilities at Magdalen¢ We are delighted that many members come back to Magdalen for their wedding (exclusive to members), celebration dinner or to hold a conference. We play host to associations and organizations as well as commercial conferences, whilst also accommodating summer schools. The Grove Auditorium seats 160 and has full (HD) projection fa- cilities, and events are supported by our audio-visual technician. We also cater for a similar number in Hall for meals and special banquets. The New Room is available throughout the year for private dining for The cover photograph a minimum of 20, and maximum of 44. was taken by Marcin Sliwa Catherine Hughes or Penny Johnson would be pleased to discuss your requirements, available dates and charges. Please contact the Conference and Accommodation Office at [email protected] Further information is also available at www.magd.ox.ac.uk/conferences For general enquiries on Alumni Events, please contact the Devel- opment Office at [email protected] Magdalen College Record 2017 he Magdalen College Record is published annually, and is circu- Tlated to all members of the College, past and present. If your contact details have changed, please let us know either by writ- ing to the Development Office, Magdalen College, Oxford, OX1 4AU, or by emailing [email protected] General correspondence concerning the Record should be sent to the Editor, Magdalen College Record, Magdalen College, Ox- ford, OX1 4AU, or, preferably, by email to [email protected].
    [Show full text]
  • Lord Healey CH MBE PC
    ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 31 (Incorporating the Proceedings of the Bomber Command Association’s 60th Anniversary Symposium) 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. Photographs credited to MAP have been reproduced by kind permission of Military Aircraft Photographs. Copies of these, and of many others, may be obtained via http://www.mar.co.uk First published in the UK in 2004 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISSN 1361 4231 Typeset by Creative Associates 115 Magdalen Road Oxford OX4 1RS Printed by Advance Book Printing Unit 9 Northmoor Park Church Road Northmoor OX29 5UH 3 CONTENTS RECOLLECTIONS OF A SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 4 DEFENCE – The Rt Hon The Lord Healey CH MBE PC HOW DECISIVE WAS THE ROLE OF ALLIED AIR POWER 17 IN THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC, 1941-1945? by Sqn Ldr S I Richards SUMMARY OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEVENTEENTH 47 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB ON 10 JUNE 2003 FEEDBACK 51 DEREK WOOD – AN OBITUARY 55 BOOK REVIEWS 56 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOMBER COMMAND 82 ASSOCIATION 60TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM HELD AT THE RAF MUSEUM, HENDON ON 12 OCTOBER 2002 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF AIR MSHL SIR JOHN CURTISS KCB KBE 4 RECOLLECTIONS OF A SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE The Rt Hon The Lord Healey CH MBE PC I should perhaps start by saying that there is no specific theme to what I have to say.
    [Show full text]
  • Jabberwock No 85
    BERWO JAB CK The Magazine of the Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum IN THISIN THIS EDITION: EDITION: • Memoirs of Captain Keith Leppard and Sqn Ldr Maurice Biggs • Peter Twiss • Christmas Lunch notice • Hawker Sea Fury detail • The first angled deck • HMS Engadine at theBattle of Jutland • Society Visit to the Meteorological Office • Book Review - “Air War in the Mediterranean” PLUS: All the usual features; news from the Museum, snippets from Council meetings, monthly talks programme, latest membership numbers... No. 85 November 2016 No. 85 November 2016 Published by The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Published by The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Jabberwock No 85. November 2016 Patron: Rear Admiral A R Rawbone CB, AFC, RN President: Gordon Johnson FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM RNAS Yeovilton Somerset BA22 8HT Telephone: 01935 840565 SOFFAAM email: [email protected] SOFFAAM website: fleetairarmfriends.org.uk Registered Charity No. 280725 Sunset - HMS Illustrious 1 Jabberwock No 85. November 2016 The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum Admission Vice Presidents Members are admitted to the Museum Rear Admiral A R Rawbone CB, AFC, RN free of charge, on production of a valid F C Ott DSC BSc (Econ) membership card. Members may be Lt Cdr Philip (Jan) Stuart RN accompanied by up to three guests (one David Kinloch guest only for junior members) on any Derek Moxley one visit, each at a reduced entrance Gerry Sheppard fee, currently 50% of the standard price. Members are also allowed a 10% Bill Reeks discount on goods purchased from the shop.
    [Show full text]
  • Download: Flightlines MARCH/APRIL 2018
    March/April 2018 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM FIREFLY Canada’s Fireflies & WH632 THE ONLY WAAF To Go On A Wartime Bombing Raid MARCH/APRIL 2018 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM GIFT SHOP SHOP ONLINE @ warplane.com Questions? Call: 905-679-4183 ext. 232 or Email: [email protected] RECOMMENDED READING $2499 $4495 $3995 $2399 RCAF T-Shirt – Brand new design! EACH Available in green, red or yellow Canadian Warplane $1299 Heritage Museum Mug $1999 Avro Lancaster Tin Sign 14 oz. Heavyweight MARCH/APRIL 2018 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM MARCH/APRIL 2018 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM President & Chief Executive Officer David G. Rohrer Vice President – Facilities Manager Controller Operations Cathy Dowd Brenda Shelley Pam Rickards Curator Education Services Vice President – Finance Erin Napier Manager Ernie Doyle Howard McLean Flight Coordinator Chief Engineer Laura Hassard-Moran Donor Services Jim Van Dyk Manager Retail Manager Sally Melnyk Marketing Manager Shawn Perras Al Mickeloff Building Maintenance Volunteer Services Manager Food & Beverage Manager Administrator Jason Pascoe Anas Hasan Toni McFarlane Board of Directors Christopher Freeman, Chair Nestor Yakimik Art McCabe David Ippolito Robert Fenn Dennis Bradley, Ex Officio John O’Dwyer Marc Plouffe Sandy Thomson, Ex Officio David G. Rohrer Patrick Farrell Bruce MacRitchie, Ex Officio Stay Connected Subscribe to our eFlyer Canadian Warplane warplane.com/mailing-list-signup.aspx Heritage Museum 9280 Airport Road Read Flightlines online warplane.com/about/flightlines.aspx
    [Show full text]
  • Aero Image Library Aircraft Types: E to M
    www.aeroillustrations.com Aero Image Library Aircraft Types: E to M All artwork is supplied for reproduction under licence. Can't find what you're looking for ‐ contact Aero Illustrations, [email protected]. We can create an original illustration to suit your specific requirements. When ordering a drawing please quote the Drawing Code. English Electric Includes the following types and variants built by this manufacturer: Lightning Canberra English Electric Canberra English Electric Canberra Canberra Mk.20 Royal Australian Air Force, 2 Squadron A84‐231 231 Canberra Mk.20, Royal Australian Air Force, 2 Squadron 1971 Phan Rang, South Vietnam Vietnam War A84‐231 served with 2 Squadron RAAF in Vietnam. The aircraft did not return from a mission near the demilitarized zone on 3 November 1970. The aircraft remains were not located until 2009. Drawing code: CANB‐031 A84‐244 244 Canberra Mk.20, Royal Australian Air Force, 2 Squadron May 1971 Phan Rang, South Vietnam Vietnam War On 31 May 1971, A84‐244 completed 2 Squadron's last strike mission in Vietnam before the squadron returned to Australia. Drawing code: CANB‐011 © Juanita Franzi 2010. All artworks are copyright Juanita Franzi and are protected under international copyright law. Artworks may not be reproduced without permission. www.aeroillustrations.com 19/05/2011 Aero Image Library English Electric Canberra Page 2 of 117 [email protected] English Electric Canberra Canberra B.(I)68 Fuerza Aérea del Peru, Escuadrón de Bombardeo 921 202 Canberra B.(I)68, Fuerza Aérea del Peru, Escuadrón de Bombardeo 921 1995 Pisco/Elias Olivera AB, Peru The Peruvian Air Force acquired a number of Canberra bombers (B.(I) and T.4).
    [Show full text]