The Royal Air Force
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Author | : Ian M. Philpott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 1783838108 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781783838103 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Royal Air Force by : Ian M. Philpott
Book excerpt: Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind the other major world powers in aircraft design, still relying on bi-planes that were direct descendants of World War I thinking. It gradually became apparent that, despite UK government dithering, the RAF needed to develop new aircraft, engines and increase production to confront the bully-boy tacti.