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RAF Centenary
100 Famous Aircraft
Vol 1: Early Fighters and Bombers
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RAF Centenary
100 Famous Aircraft
Vol 1: Early Fighters and Bombers
he ‘RAF’. Three letters, pure and simple. Nothing else is
required to identify its allegiance. Formed 100 years ago
on 1 April 1918, the Royal Air Force is the world’s oldest
independent air force, and has the history to match. Throughout its
distinguished career it has shaped the course of modern history and,
as such, has had a profound effect on all our lives.
All this seems a far cry from the battlefields of World War 1 where pilots
of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service were fighting for
survival in flimsy fabric-covered machines. But this was the age when
military supremacy began to swing away from land and sea and a ‘new’
service was born to take control of the skies, and with it the battlefield.
With its combined might, the newly formed Royal Air Force ruled the
skies of the world. However, after the war came a time of great austerity
and the service was drastically cut back, becoming a shadow of its former
glory… that is until the emerging threat of Nazi Germany triggered
another age of rapid expansion.
This then is the fascinating story of the early years of the RAF, a time
when the flying machine evolved from a ‘novelty’ into a serious game-
T
changing killing machine. From the Sopwith Camel to the Gladiator, from
the Vickers Vimy to the Blenheim, Volume 1 of our ‘RAF Centenary’ series
covers the formative years of the world’s greatest air force, featuring 25
famous aircraft from the age. Back in 1918 the RAF was given the motto
‘Per Ardua ad Astra’, through adversity to the stars. Rarely can a motto
have been so apt.
AVIATION ARCHIVE SERIES
Volume 1 of our ‘RAF Centenary’ salute is No 36 in the successful Aviation
Archive series. The aircraft have been listed chronologically under date
of entering RAF service. It features unparalleled photographic coverage,
including many exclusive and rare shots that have never been published
before. The words and photographs are complemented by ‘period’
cutaways from the talented pens of the ‘Flight’ and ‘Aeroplane’ artists of
the era, together with unique aircraft profiles.
Cover image:
A sight dreaded by German pilots over the Western Front in
1918, the angular shape of the SE5a.
John Dibbs/The Plane Picture Co
Aviation Archive Series
RAF Centenary: 100 Famous Aircraft – Vol 1: Early Fighters and Bombers
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Editor:
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Design:
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Adrian Cox •
Executive Chairman:
Richard Cox •
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Ann Saundry
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ISBN:
9781912205202
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100 Famous Aircraft
Vol 1: Early Fighters and Bombers
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RAF SE5A
SOPWITH CAMEL
AIRCO DH9
HANDLEY PAGE O/400
SOPWITH SNIPE
VICKERS VIMY
GLOSTER GREBE
ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH
SISKIN III
VICKERS VIRGINIA
HAWKER WOODCOCK
GLOSTER GAMECOCK
BRISTOL BULLDOG
HANDLEY PAGE HINAIDI
HAWKER HART
FAIREY GORDON
VICKERS VILDEBEEST
HAWKER DEMON
HANDLEY PAGE HEYFORD
GLOSTER GAUNTLET
HAWKER HIND
BOULTON PAUL
OVERSTRAND
GLOSTER GLADIATOR
HANDLEY PAGE HARROW
BRISTOL BLENHEIM
53 HAWKER FURY

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