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Hello, could you please advise where I might find information on Naval Aviation during WWI? I have found several websites, but nothing in English. Thank you.

A colleague of mine, Mr. Noel Shirley, has just written a very detailed work on US Naval Aviation in the Great War. Here is a detailed blurb on it:

United States Naval Aviation 1910-1918 for the first time provides a comprehensive study of the formation and initial deployment of naval aviation in a world war. The late eminent naval historian R.D. Layman wrote that the subject of naval aviation has, “never been adequately explored, had been often underestimated, ignored, or unrealized.” The author of this book, based upon over thirty years of research into the subject of World War I aviation, and based upon both primary and secondary reference sources, has compiled into one source a complete history of the early development of naval aviation in the United States. He then discusses the manner and role that the naval aviation service applied to the war effort during 1917-1918. The book covers not only the subject of naval aircraft, but also describes the activities of the Navy in the field of lighter-than-air craft. Specific information is provided on each of the Naval Air Stations constructed and operated, both domestically as well as in Foreign Service during the War. Detailed discussion is also provided regarding the role of Marine Corps aviation during this time period.

ISBN: 0764311794
Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Illustrations: over 320 b/w photographs
Pages: 288
Price from Schiffer website is: $59.95

There is also a German Language book called "Seeflieger" written by Walter Schroeder (I think) and other members of the OFH (Austrian Aviation Historical Society) about the operations of the KuK Seeflieger (Austro-Hungarian Naval Aviators).

Other articles exist in Cross & Cockade (US), Cross & Cockade International (Great Britain), Over The Front that add more information about Naval Aviation in World War I.

Happy searching!

Aaron

Here are 4 others that might be of interest:

MARINE AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914 - 1918 WAR, Nowarra, 1966

NAVAL AVIATION IN WORLD WAR 1, Van Wyen, 1969

NAVAL AVIATION IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, Layman, 1996

GERMAN NAVAL AIR SERVICE, Imrie, 1989

Dave

[MikeW]

RNAS

author Brad King

published by Hikoki



L'Aviation Maritime Francaise Pendant La Grande Guerre

Authors Lucien Morareau, Robert Feuilloy, Jean-Louis Courtinat, Thierry Le Roy, Jean-Paul Rossignol

Published by ARDHAN


The second book is in French, costs about £35, and is the best book you'll ever buy on French naval aviation.

Hello and thank you all for your help; however, I failed to be specific. I meant GERMAN Naval Aviation. I apologize, MIKE