The development of military night aviation to 1919 / William Edward Fischer, Jr.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Fischer, William Edward, Jr., author.

Air University (U.S.). Press, author.

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air warfare--History.

Air warfare.

Night flying--History.

Night flying.

World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations.

World War, 1914-1918.

Military operations, Aerial.

Genre:

Online resources.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 158 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, 1998.

Summary:

Major Fischer examines the development of military night aviation from its origins through the First World War. Emphasis is on the evolution of night flying in those countries that fought on the Western Front, namely France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. While night flying occurred in other theaters, the most intense air effort was clearly in the west. There, belligerents pressed aviation technology and tactics to the limits. To illustrate the rapid development of night military aviation during the First World War, the author surveys the state of night flying prior to August 1914. The author concludes that the Western Front belligerents failed to appreciate and conserve the lessons of night flying learned during the First World War.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-154) and index.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (AUP, viewed October 26, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version: Fischer, William Edward. Development of military night aviation to 1919

OCLC:

643937436

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