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• The Beginning
• Naval Air Combat in the First World War
• Manipulation and Muddle
• Recovery, 1930-1940
• The Operational Environment in the Second World War
• Types of Naval Aircraft and Combat Operations
• Penguinisms
• A Characteristic Penguin
• The Penguin Background
• Development of Carrier Operations
• Palembang : Meridian 1 and 2
• Operations Iceberg 1 and 2
• Assault on the Mainland of Japan

• Contents: Introduction: British naval aviation: the first 100 years, Tim Benbow-- Seamen or airmen? The early days of British naval flying, Eric Grove-- Air force, Fleet Air Arm - or armoured corps? The Royal Naval Air Service at war, Eric Grove-- Competing visions: the Admiralty, the Air Ministry and the role of air power, Geoffrey Till-- The Fleet Air Arm and the struggle for the Mediterranean, 1940-44, Ben Jones-- New tricks for the old sea dogs: British naval aviation in the Pacific, 1944-45, Jon Robb-Webb-- British naval aviation and the 'radical review', 1953-55, Tim Benbow-- Limited war and crisis management: naval aviation in action from the Korean War to the Falklands conflict, Ian Speller-- The battle for CVA01, Edward Hampshire-- 'More than just spare airfields': defence policy, defence reviews and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, Lee Willett-- Index.
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In 1909 the British Admiralty placed an order for a rigid airship, marking the beginning of the Royal Navy's involvement with airpower. This collection charts the Navy's involvement with aviation over the following century, and the ways in which its rapid expansion and evolution radically altered the nature of maritime power and naval strategy. Drawing on much new historical research, the collection takes a broadly chronological approach which allows a scholarly examination of key themes from across the history of British naval aviation. The subjects tackled include long-standing controversies over the control of naval air power, crucial turning points within British defence policy and strategy, the role of naval aviation in limited war, and discussion of campaigns - such the contribution of the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres of the Second World War - that have hitherto received relatively little attention. The collection concludes with a discussion of recent debates surrounding the Royal Navy's acquisition of a new generation of carriers, setting the arguments within an historical context. Taken as a whole the volume offers fascinating insights into the development of a key aspect of naval power as well as shedding new light on one of the most important aspects of Britain's defence policy and military history. By simultaneous addressing historical and current political debates, it is sure to find a ready audience and stimulate further discussion.
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• Contents: Introduction: British naval aviation: the first 100 years, Tim Benbow-- Seamen or airmen? The early days of British naval flying, Eric Grove-- Air force, Fleet Air Arm - or armoured corps? The Royal Naval Air Service at war, Eric Grove-- Competing visions: the Admiralty, the Air Ministry and the role of air power, Geoffrey Till-- The Fleet Air Arm and the struggle for the Mediterranean, 1940-44, Ben Jones-- New tricks for the old sea dogs: British naval aviation in the Pacific, 1944-45, Jon Robb-Webb-- British naval aviation and the 'radical review', 1953-55, Tim Benbow-- Limited war and crisis management: naval aviation in action from the Korean War to the Falklands conflict, Ian Speller-- The battle for CVA01, Edward Hampshire-- 'More than just spare airfields': defence policy, defence reviews and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, Lee Willett-- Index.
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In 1909 the British Admiralty placed an order for a rigid airship, marking the beginning of the Royal Navy's involvement with airpower. This collection charts the Navy's involvement with aviation over the following century, and the ways in which its rapid expansion and evolution radically altered the nature of maritime power and naval strategy. Drawing on much new historical research, the collection takes a broadly chronological approach which allows a scholarly examination of key themes from across the history of British naval aviation. The subjects tackled include long-standing controversies over the control of naval air power, crucial turning points within British defence policy and strategy, the role of naval aviation in limited war, and discussion of campaigns - such the contribution of the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres of the Second World War - that have hitherto received relatively little attention. The collection concludes with a discussion of recent debates surrounding the Royal Navy's acquisition of a new generation of carriers, setting the arguments within an historical context. Taken as a whole the volume offers fascinating insights into the development of a key aspect of naval power as well as shedding new light on one of the most important aspects of Britain's defence policy and military history. By simultaneous addressing historical and current political debates, it is sure to find a ready audience and stimulate further discussion.
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Brian Allen first went to sea as a naval aviation officer cadet aboard HMS Indefatigable in 1952 , bound for Gibraltar. In 1954 he was appointed to Lossiemouth for fighter training and flew the Vampire T22. In December 1955 Brian joined 737 Squadron where he was attached to the Anti-Submarine Training Course flying the Fairey Barracuda. On completion he was destined to fly the then new Fairey Gannet twin turbo prop anti-submarine aircraft. July 1955, and now with 825 Squadron, saw his introduction of the new aircraft, a very different machine to the Barracuda.The Squadron joined HMS Albion on 10 January 1956, as she preceded down Channel in the company of her sister ship HMS Centaur, outwards bound for the Far East. After this tour was completed 825 Squadron was disbanded and Brian was transferred to 751 Squadron aboard HMS Warrior, an old WWII carrier with none of the latest facilities of his previous ship and on its final commission. However, his greatest shock was to discover that he would not be flying a Gannet, but the rather elderly Grumman Avenger, a very different aeroplane with a tail wheel and a piston engine. This would require a great change in take-off and landing technique. In February 1957 Warrior sailed west for the Panama Canal and thence into the Pacific where she and her aircraft would assist in Operation Grapple, the tests of Britain's first atomic bombs. During this operation Brian's adventures included dislodging the padre's kidney stone upon a catapult launch, denting the flight deck by a heavy landing and ditching close to the beach after an engine failure. Having converted to helicopters Brian was posted to 815 Squadron aboard HMS Albion in 1960 flying the Whirlwind Mk 7. During this posting he survived another ditching when his helicopter lost power and sunk. Having returned from a long Far Eastern voyage, Brian was now posted into The Helicopter Trials and Development Unit and it was whilst experimenting in a prototype Wasp that an accident, in which his crewman perished, was to injure him so severely that he was unable to fly again. He completed his commission as an Air Traffic Control Officer.Brian is now retired and lives in Cornwall.
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• Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction;
• Chapter 1 Aviation for the NavyFrom the Start to 1939;
• Chapter 2 The Fleet Air Arm in the Atlantic;
• Chapter 3 The Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean;
• Chapter 4 Prosecuting the War in India andthe Far East;
• Chapter 5 Korea: the Seafire Interlude;
• Chapter 6 Korea: the Sea Fury Years;
• Chapter 7 Sea Furies in Korean Skies;
• Chapter 8 From Suez to the Falklands;
• Chapter 9 From the Falklands to the Future;
• Appendix 1 Carrier Details;
• Appendix 2 Aircraft Specifications; Bibliography; Index.

This is the story of British naval flying from aircraft carriers, from its conception in World War One to the present day. It includes the types of aircraft and the men who flew them, the carriers and the evolution of their designs, the theatres of war in which they served and their notable achievements and tragedies. It traces navy flying from the early days of the biplane, through the rapid developments during World War Two to the post-war introduction of jet-powered flight. The British inventions of the angled flight deck and later vertical landing jets revolutionised sea warfare and allowed the carrier to play a vital part in many recent land wars when naval aircraft flew in support of Allied land forces.Although the British carriers have always been smaller than their American counterparts, the Royal Navy and its aircraft have always been in the van of the development of ships and aircraft. This is the proud history of British Naval flying and ships such as HMS Eagle, HMS Hermes, HMS Glorious, HMS Ark Royal and many more.
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