Search -
Somme Success: The Royal Flying Corps and the Battle of the Somme, 1916
Somme Success The Royal Flying Corps and the Battle of the Somme 1916 Author:Peter Hart The experiences of the British army on the Somme in 1916 have become a legend of endurance and sacrifice, but little has been written in recent years on the air war above the battlefield. This account does not draw primarily upon official histories or previously published memoirs, but rather on never-before published accounts recorded by the Imp... more »erial War Museum Sound Archive in London. The atmosphere in England after the war did not encourage candid accounts, and the Sound Archives contain incidents and perspectives that would otherwise not have been preserved. Photographic reconnaissance and artillery spotting were the primary duties of the air forces, with fighters being developed to attack aircraft engaged in these tasks. The conflict between fighters turned into a war of its own, with new weapons, tactics and aircraft constantly being developed to gain the upper hand.« less