Rfc 1914

Roser · 30 April 2005, 06:33 AM

Hi,
Does anyone knwos what book offers correct info on the RFC in 1914
Especially the just dates of change of locations.

Thanks

Hauptmann Roser FFA 3

fliegertruppe · 30 April 2005, 11:11 AM

Roser,

look in the book:
R A F SQUADRONS
written from
Wing Commander C.G. Jefford.
Its a reference work which for the first time accurately and comprehensively records the historical details of the RAF's basic fighting formations - its Squadrons.
The book also covers in detail the movements and operations of the units of the RFC and RNAS, the predecessors of the RAF.

greeting
Reinhard

MattyBoy · 1 May 2005, 09:11 AM

Is there a German equivalent that lists units and locations for the period 1914-1915?

Thanks,
M.B.

TomVrille · 2 May 2005, 08:03 PM

You might try The Royal Air Force in the Great War . This is a reprint of Air Publication 125, originally released in 1936 under the title A Short History of the Royal Air Force . (The short history is only 500 pages long!?) The reprint was published jointly by The Imperial War Museum and Battery Press in 1996. The coverage of 1914-15 is all RFC, of course, and has loads of information on which squadrons were deployed, where they were based, what their equipment was, etc. As a bonus, similar data for RNAS squadrons are included.