- Royal Air Force & Royal Flying Corps WW1 Vintage Books DVD -

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world.

The RAF has taken a significant role in British military history, playing a large part in the Second World War as well as in more recent conflicts.

Here is a fantastic collection of vintage books in digital format relating to the RAF (Royal Air Force) & RFC (Royal Flying Corps).

Each book has been scanned in as a faithful reproduction of the original. The disc contains digital scans of all of the books in (Adobe) PDF format which allows each volume to be read individually.

The books will require suitable PDF software to view them, almost certainly you will already have this on your computer or device - if not we recommend Adobe Reader which is available free.

Please note that these will not play on a home CD/DVD player, they contain no video or audio files whatsoever. These are Data DVDs and can only be viewed on a PC/Laptop.

The complete list of titles on the DVD is shown below:

RAF Pilot's Flying Log Book 1944-45 Mosquito - Vol 2

Author: Albert George Sims

Sixty squadron R.A.F. a history of the squadron from its formation (1920)

Author: Scott, A. J. L. (Alan John Lance), 1883-1922

The war in the air being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force (1922)

Author: Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir, 1861-1922; Jones, Henry Albert, 1893-

Under the search-light a record of a great scandal (1922)

Author: Douglas-Pennant, Violet Blanche, Hon., 1869-

Plane tales from the skies (1918)

Author: Blake, Wilfrid Theodore, 1891-

R.F.C. H.Q. 1914-1918 (1920)

Author: Baring, Maurice, 1874-1945

History of RAF Croughton UK

Author: USAF

War flying (1917)

Author: Hutcheon, L. F., 1897-

In memoriam Auberon Herbert captain lord Lucas Royal Flying Corps killed November 2 1916 (1917)

Author: Baring, Maurice, 1874-1945

The American spirit; letters of Briggs Kilburn Adams, lieutenant of the Royal flying corps (1918)

Author: Adams, Briggs Kilburn, 1893-1918; Pier, Arthur Stanwood, 1874-1966

Also included on the DVD..

A Collection of 43 World War 1 Books, Notes, Manuals and Handbooks

Stokes’ Trench Howitzer, 2 inch Mark 1… 14 pages

Notes on the French 75mm Gun…12 pages

Close Combat Weapons…16 pages

The 240mm Trench Mortar…56 pages

Use of Heavy Artillery…32 pages

Wire Entanglements…32 pages

Instructions for the Defensive Combat of Small Units…108 pages

Artillery Firing…404 pages

Handbook of the 9.45 inch Trench Mortar Materiel…99 pages

Handbook of the 75mm Gun Materiel…166 pages

Handbook of 12 inch Howitzer Railway Mount…115 pages

Grenade Warfare…167 pages

The 12 Cylinder Liberty Aero Engine…162 pages

Handbook of the Vickers Machine Gun…106 pages

The Machine Gunners’ Handbook…191 pages

Guide for the .303 inch Vickers Machine Gun, its Mechanism and Drill with Questions and Answers…66 pages

Gunnery Instructions (U.S. Navy 1913)…320 pages

The Training and Employment of Bombers…123 pages

Military Observation Balloons…177 pages

Memorandum on Gas Poisoning in Warfare, with Notes on its Pathology and Treatment…33 pages

Instructions for the Training of the Tank Corps in France…19 pages

Infantry and Tank Co-operation and Training…17 pages

The German Tank ‘Elfriede’…2 pages

Machine Gun Squadron Drill…40 pages

Learning to Fly in the U.S. Army, A Manual of Aviation Practice (1917)…200 pages

Field Fortification - a Study of the Western Front in Europe 1914-1916…104 pages

A Survey of German tactics 1918…53 pages

Gas in Attack and Gas in Defense…58 pages

1917, The Story of the 2nd Battle of Ypres…130 pages

British Regiments at the Front – the Story of Their Battle Honours…208 pages

Tanks 1914-1918 – the Log Book of a Pioneer…355 pages

World War 1 Cartoons…17 pages

Notes on Bayonet Training…36 pages

Military and Naval Recognition Book…266 pages

Fighting the Hun from Saddle and Trench…313 pages

Notes on the Construction and Equipment of Trenches…113 pages

Notes on Camouflage…11 pages

Equipment Manual – Infantry Regiment…11 pages

The Achievement of the British Navy in the World War…124 pages

1916 Souvenir of the Great Naval Battle and Roll of Honour…36 pages

1914 The Russian Army from Within…192 pages

Uniforms and Distinctive Badges 1914…12 pages

1915 The British Navy Book…394 pages

These are faithfully digitised reproductions of vintage out of print books and are free of copyright restrictions. We make every effort to maintain the original images and text.

This Disc contains .PDF files which can easily be viewed on any Windows PC or Laptop with a DVD Drive.

Mac Users - the PDF files will open perfectly with your system, you just need to access the PDFs directly from the DVD or copy them to your hard drive.

You can also print, copy and share as many pages as you want.

You will receive a Fully Printed DVD supplied in a plastic wallet.

This compilation copyright The Retrospective Place

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