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194: 567: 351: 2182: 1974: 1332: 1116: 2220: 2227: 44: 5089: 485:, and attacking enemy coastal territory. The RNAS systematically searched 4,000 square miles (10,000 km) of the Channel, the North Sea and the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar for U-boats. In 1917 alone, they sighted 175 U-boats and attacked 107. Because of the technology of the time the attacks were not very successful in terms of submarines sunk, but the sightings greatly assisted the Navy's surface fleets in combatting the enemy submarines. 583: 2002: 417: 575: 2077: 2068: 2020: 2013: 2027: 1995: 1988: 298: 2243: 2236: 235:, a naval officer. The Naval Wing, by the terms of its inception was permitted to carry out experimentation at its flying school at Eastchurch. The Royal Flying Corps, although formed of two separate branches, allowed for direct entry to either branch through a joint Special Reserve of Officers, although soon the Navy inducted new entries into the 1347:, on withdrawing The Eastchurch Squadron from Antwerp to Dunkirk, used the squadrons unarmoured touring cars to provide line of communications security and to pick up aircrew who had been forced to land in hostile territory. Commander Samson's younger brother Felix saw the possibilities when he armed one car with a 1950:
or a winged letter "O" (for observers). In addition, Squadron Commanders and Squadron Observers with less than eight years' seniority had their insignia surmounted by two eight-pointed stars, one above the other, while Flight Commanders and Flight Observers had their insignia surmounted by one such star.
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In the RNAS both pilots and observers held appointments as well as their normal Royal Navy ranks, and wore insignia appropriate to the appointment instead of the rank. The insignia consisted of standard Royal Navy cuff stripes corresponding to their normal ranks, surmounted by an eagle (for pilots)
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with a planned expansion to 23 squadrons. In the end it mustered 20 active squadrons, 3 equipped with armoured cars , 7 with mixed armoured cars and lorries, 5 with motorcycle-combinations, 3 with armoured lorries, 1 experimental squadron (No.20) and an emergency squadron formed in Alexandria using
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in the west. On 1 August 1915 the Royal Naval Air Service officially came under the control of the Royal Navy. In addition to seaplanes, carrier-borne aircraft, and other aircraft with a legitimate "naval" application the RNAS also maintained several crack fighter squadrons on the Western Front, as
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to support the Marine Battalions fighting as infantry in France and Flanders. Established with 60 fighting vehicles in September 1914, 18 x Rolls Royce, 21 x Clement-Talbot and 21 Wolsey armoured cars supported by 40 non-fighting vehicles, 4 x Wolsey ambulances, 8 x cars to carry spare parts, 8 x
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two-seaters had to be transferred from the planned RNAS strategic bombing force to RFC squadrons on the Western Front because the Sopwith firm were contracted to supply the RNAS exclusively. This situation continued, although most of Sopwith's post-1915 products were not designed specifically as
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promulgated the scheme to the officers under his jurisdiction and requested that applicants be unmarried and able to pay the membership fees of the Royal Aero Club. The airfield became the Naval Flying School, Eastchurch. Two hundred applications were received, and four were accepted: Lieutenant
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as a seaplane carrier. On 16 April ten officers of the naval service graduated from the Central Flying School. As of 7 June 44 officers and 105 other ranks had been trained at the Central Flying School and at Eastchurch, and 35 officers and men had been trained in airship work. Three non-rigid
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were taken over by the navy. On 1 July 1914, the Admiralty made the Royal Naval Air Service, forming the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, part of the Military Branch of the Royal Navy. Promotions to the rank were first gazetted on 30 June 1914.
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the suggestion was approved on 7 May 1909. Though Bacon had been intended as the Superintendent of Construction, his departure from the Royal Navy in November 1909 saw the role fall to his protegee at the Naval Ordnance Department, Captain
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were approved for construction. The same year provision was made in the naval estimates for eight airfields to be constructed, and for the first time aircraft participated in manoeuvres with the Royal Navy, using the converted cruiser
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to directly support the RFC. The RNAS was also at one stage entrusted with the air defence of London. This led to its raids on airship stations in Germany, in places as far from the sea as the manufacturing site at
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Unlike the RFC, the RNAS was organised on a non-central basis so there were several No 1 Squadrons. Even wings numbers were not consistently given to the same unit, so there are many exceptions in historic data.
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The RNAS squadrons were absorbed into the new structure, individual squadrons receiving new squadron numbers by effectively adding 200 to the number so No. 1 Squadron RNAS (a famous fighter squadron) became
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attack against ships. A Short seaplane flown by Flt Cdr C. H. K. Edmonds carried a 14-inch torpedo between the floats which was dropped from a height of 15 feet, hitting and sinking a Turkish ship.
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In 1918, Squadron A became Squadron 222; Squadron B became Squadron 223; Squadron C became Squadron 220; and Squadron D became Squadron 221, all of the RAF. Squadron Z was transferred to the Royal
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at the Admiralty. Sueter's remit as outlined in September 1912 stated that he was responsible to the Admiralty for "all matters connected with the Naval Air Service."
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The main "naval" roles of the RNAS (ignoring for the minute the service's direct field "support" of the RFC) were fleet reconnaissance, patrolling coasts for enemy
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Squadrons serving in France were given numbers from 1 to 17. At the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, they became 201 to 217 squadrons of the RAF.
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on 4 September 1914. Commander Samson then had a shipbuilder in Dunkirk, Forges et Chantiers de France, add boilerplate to his Rolls-Royce and Mercedes vehicles.
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was retained under Naval control to further develop armoured vehicles for land battle, these personnel later becoming the nucleus of the team working under the
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liner. Although she was much larger than those before her, the 120 foot take-off ramp was not sufficient for wheeled aircraft to take off. She sank in the
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By the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, the RNAS had 93 aircraft, six airships, two balloons and 727 personnel. The Navy maintained twelve
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was launched on Christmas Day of 1914. This was the first attack by British ship-borne aircraft; the first ship-borne aircraft raid was launched by the
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became the first qualified pilot in the Royal Navy. After completing training, which Colmore paid for out of his own pocket, he was issued with
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but spent most of their time there protected in trenches until they were removed to Egypt - where the terrain was more favourable - to protect
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gives the following breakdown: "At the outbreak of war ... there were 39 aeroplanes, 52 seaplanes, a few small airships and about 120 pilots"
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Sopwith Triplanes from No. 1 (Naval) Squadron, in Bailleul, France. The aircraft nearest the camera (N5454) was primarily flown by ace
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At the time of the merger, the Navy's air service had 55,066 officers and men, 2,949 aircraft, 103 airships and 126 coastal stations.
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well as allocating scarce resources to an independent strategic bombing force at a time when such operations were highly speculative.
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A comparison of these ratings with the equivalent ranks in the RFC and RAF appeared in Air Ministry Weekly Order 109 of 1921.
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general service cars and 20 lorries it had its headquarters in 48 Dover Street, London and Depot at Wormwood Scrubs.
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of the Royal Air Force (covering carrier borne aircraft, but not the seaplanes and maritime reconnaissance aircraft of
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At the start of the war there were three wings 1, 2 and 3. As the war progressed, other wings were formed.
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After prolonged discussion on the Committee of Imperial Defence, the Royal Flying Corps was constituted by
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Wings 4 and 5 were expanded from Wing 1, the former being fighters and the latter having bombing duties.
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consisted of 3 squadrons formed from 15 and 17 Squadrons plus volunteers from disbanded units under
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S.38 β€œhydro-aeroplane” to be the first pilot to take off from a ship underway at sea - 9 May 1912.
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On formation in December No. 1 Squadron was put on defence of the East Coast. No 2, commanded by
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on 6 September. A chain of coastal air stations was also constructed. This was followed with the
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for the pilot training of both wings, and opened on 19 June 1912 under the command of Captain
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to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, the RNAS pilot appointments became the basis of certain
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for 1912 and 1913; later an RNACD armoured car commander, killed on the Western Front in 1915
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The RAF later inherited some ex-RNAS armoured cars left in the Middle East, and during the
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had a take-off ramp fitted and was the first operational ship to launch a wheeled aircraft.
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In the same month as the Air Department was set up, four naval seaplanes participated in
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Admiralty Circular CW.13963/14, 1 July 1914: "Royal Naval Air Service – Organisation"
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Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation, Amphibious Capability & Carriers)
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Squadrons serving in the Eastern Mediterranean were given letters (A to G, and Z).
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The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern Theatres of War, 1914–1918
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armoured car sections from N.. 3 and 4 Squadrons not landed in the Dardanelles.
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while the hard-pressed RFC squadrons soldiered on with their obsolescent Pups.
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As trench warfare developed, the armoured cars could no longer operate on the
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in 1914, was completed as a carrier with a full flight deck in September 1918.
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Office of First Lord of the Admiralty and President of the Board of Admiralty
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also served at Gallipoli, and continued service after 1918. She was renamed
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on 13 April 1912. It absorbed the nascent naval air detachment and also the
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The Impact of Air Power on the British People and Their Government, 1909–14
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in 1917, to become the first person to land an aeroplane on a moving ship.
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in order to operate at sea. Beginning with experiments on the old cruiser
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Office of the Adviser on the Naval Construction to the Board of Admiralty
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lorries, later reinforced with a section of Rolls Royce from SW Africa).
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Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
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The first informal use of armoured cars by the RNAS was when Commander
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were developed to support these aircraft. It was from these ships that
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No 3 and No. 4 Squadron, with Rolls Royce Armoured Cars were sent to
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In November 1910, the Royal Aero Club, thanks to one of its members,
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Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
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The Admiralty set up the UK's first mechanised armoured land force,
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Department of the Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services
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fighters months before the RFC, and then replaced these first with
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Department of the Deputy Controller for Dockyards and Shipbuilding
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Office of the Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty
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had been sunk off the North African coast by the German submarine
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Department of the Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets
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Department of the Director-General, Supply and Secretariat Branch
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Commissioner for Property and Income-tax for the Naval Department
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However, RNAS experience of the Western Front would not be lost,
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in 1934, to release the name for the new modern aircraft carrier
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Naval Aviation and the First World War: Its Impact and Influence
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was sunk by Turkish artillery in 1917, but without loss of life.
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Office of the Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy
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Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs
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Department of the Deputy Controller for Auxiliary Shipbuilding
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Office of the Additional Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
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It was the RNAS which provided much of the mobile cover using
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The Royal Navy regained its own air service in 1937, when the
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On 1 April 1918, the RNAS was merged with the RFC to form the
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Department of the Director of Aircraft Maintenance and Repair
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Department of the Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding
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Naval Personnel Services and Officer Appointments Department
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Department of the Director of Welfare and Service Conditions
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World War I Seaplane and Aircraft Carriers, New Vanguard 238
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Regional Organisation for Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs
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Office of the Assistant Controller Research and Development
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Commodore RFA and Deputy Director Royal Navy Afloat Support
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2 golden cuff buttons, and a golden eagle pin on the collar
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Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons Materials
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Department of the Director of Physical Training and Sports
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Department of Naval Assistant (Foreign) to Second Sea Lord
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Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture
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Office of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves
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Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of the Admiralty
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Office of the Receiver of Droits High Court of Admiralty
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Department of the Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty
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Office of the Translator of French and Spanish Languages
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Department of the Inspector of Dockyard Expense Accounts
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Department of Personal Services and Officer Appointments
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Department of the Medical Director-General of the Navy
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Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service: 1908–1918
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War Cars. British Armoured cars in the First World war
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even affected aircraft procurement. Urgently required
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Aerial warfare arm of the British Royal Navy (1914-18)
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supplied the aircraft that made the first successful
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naval aircraft. Thus RNAS fighter squadrons obtained
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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Department of the Inspector of Anti-Aircraft Weapons
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Department of the Director of Electrical Engineering
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and were redeployed to other theatres including the
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Department of the Director of Merchant Ship Repairs
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Department of the Director of Merchant Shipbuilding
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Department of the Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance
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Department of Aeronautical and Engineering Research
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Office of the Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord
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List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy
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Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops
2774: 2750: 2326: 1288:, a converted passenger ship with a take-off ramp. 694:and famous Irish republican, later executed by the 7515:Office of the Marshall High Court of the Admiralty 7500:Office of the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty 6891:Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty 6525:Office of Extra Naval Assistant to Second Sea Lord 6210:Directorate-General, (Naval Manpower and Training) 6110:Department of the Director of Torpedoes and Mining 5224:Office of the Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty 2364: 621:– aviation pioneer and joint managing director of 7631:Military units and formations established in 1914 7565:Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy 6195:Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy 5960:Department of the Admiral of the Training Service 2653: 7617: 7545:Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet 6135:Department of the Director of Warship Production 6120:Department of the Director of Underwater Weapons 6080:Department of the Director of Naval Construction 5985:Department of the Comptroller of Steam Machinery 5955:Department of Superintendent of de-magnetisation 5900:Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy 5564:Torpedo, Anti-Submarine and Minewarfare Division 3707:. 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Windsor: Profile Publishing. 79:(RAF), the world's first independent air force. 6190:Department of the Physician General of the Navy 6100:Department of the Director of Personal Services 6020:Department of the Director Contract-Built Ships 5910:Department of Miscellaneous Weapons Development 4810:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability) 4184:Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 2275:List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service 6130:Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs 6090:Department of the Director of Naval Recruiting 6030:Department of the Director-General of Manpower 5950:Department of Research Programmes and Planning 5785:Air Equipment and Naval Photography Department 5780:Architectural and Engineering Works Department 7451:Department of the Director of Contract Labour 7419:Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty 7302:Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty 6775:Scientific Research and Experiment Department 6545:Office of the Senior Psychologist of the Navy 6145:Department of the Director of Wreck Dispersal 6085:Department of the Director of Naval Equipment 6045:Department of the Director of Contract Labour 5725:Admiralty Naval Aircraft Materials Laboratory 5119: 4861:Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 4139: 3872: 3454:"Caldale (also Kite Balloon Base) (Kirkwall)" 917:– Liberal MP, youngest son of Lord Aberconway 764:- MI5 British double agent "CELERY" 1941-1943 732:– International rugby player and Air Marshall 646:, officially credited with shooting down the 6770:School of Mathematics and Naval Construction 6160:Department of the Paymaster Director-General 5970:Department of the Chief of Naval Information 5940:Department of Physical Training & Sports 5765:Admiralty Torpedo Experimental Establishment 5464:Naval Air Organisation and Training Division 716:– Naval 10 – top RNAS ace, with 60 victories 651:(although this is now generally discredited) 47:Personnel of No 1 Squadron RNAS in late 1914 6150:Department of the Flag Officer Sea Training 6025:Department of the Director-General Aircraft 5133: 4820:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) 4179:First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff 3886: 3764:, vol. I, London: Navy Records Society 3672: 2867: 2816: 1508:the base was attacked by Iraqi nationalists 1502:played an important role in the defence of 1153:converted into a seaplane carrier. Sunk by 445:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 243:was appointed Director of the newly formed 121:be designed and constructed by the firm of 6520:Office of the Deputy Controller Production 6480:Office of the Admiral Commanding, Reserves 6220:Dockyards and Fleet Maintenance Department 5830:Boom Defence and Marine Salvage Department 5770:Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment 5650:Admiralty Central Metallurgical Laboratory 5429:Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Division 5126: 5112: 4204:Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces 4146: 4132: 3879: 3865: 1405:(three per squadron) armed with 3-pounder 1366:By November 1914 the Force had become the 911:– Irish civil engineer and pioneer aviator 859:– early Naval aviator, Officer Commanding 313:stations around the coast of Britain from 7641:1914 establishments in the United Kingdom 7510:Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet 7132:Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands 6560:Office of the Vice Controller of the Navy 6540:Office of the Senior Psychologist (Naval) 6005:Department of the Controller for Navy Pay 5980:Department of the Civil Engineer-in-Chief 5750:Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment 5705:Admiralty Marine Technology Establishment 5655:Admiralty Civilian Shore Wireless Service 2285:Category:Royal Naval Air Service aviators 2150:The following grades were introduced for 1368:Royal Naval Armoured Car Division (RNACD) 965:William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill 465:Learn how and when to remove this message 63:, under the direction of the Admiralty's 7570:Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty 7530:Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate 6947:Commodore, Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf 6115:Department of the Director of Transports 5995:Department of the Controller of the Navy 4828:Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training 3812:Armoured Cars in Action by Peter Lewis, 3627: 3212: 3210: 2828: 2584: 2556:"Royal Naval Air Service Reorganisation" 2211:Chief Petty Officer Mechanic, 3rd Grade 2208:Chief Petty Officer Mechanic, 2nd Grade 2205:Chief Petty Officer Mechanic, 1st Grade 1330: 1326: 1263:5 November 1918, after a collision with 1114: 822:– Officer Commanding No. 1 Squadron RNAS 675:– Naval 4 ace on two types of aircraft: 581: 573: 565: 349: 296: 192: 42: 7595:Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division 7580:Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports 7456:Department of the Surveyor of Buildings 6515:Office of the Deputy Controller of Navy 6205:Department of the Surveyor of Dockyards 6200:Department of the Surveyor of Buildings 6185:Department of the Physician of the Navy 6050:Department of the Director of Dockyards 5755:Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment 4510:History of the Royal Navy (before 1707) 3759: 3719:, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 3681: 3608:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3583:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3558:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3533:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3508:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3483:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3458:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3433:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3408:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3372:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3347:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3322:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3297:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3272:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3247:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3222:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3194:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3169:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3144:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3119:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3094:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3069:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3044:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 3019:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 2994:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 2969:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 2944:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 2919:Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust 2680: 2668: 2640: 2550: 2538: 2526: 2514: 2502: 2490: 2478: 2466: 2454: 2442: 2430: 2418: 2406: 2394: 2332: 1399:Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster 814:Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster 14: 7618: 7575:Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty 7540:Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty 7317:Department of the Surveyor of the Navy 7222:Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches 6345:Naval Artillery and Torpedo Department 5469:Naval Artillery and Torpedoes Division 5289:Office of the Hydrographer of the Navy 4936:Commando Training Centre Royal Marines 3786: 3768: 3750: 3732: 3711: 2804: 2792: 2780: 2768: 2756: 2694:Bendor. The Golden Duke of Westminster 2604: 2382: 2370: 2154:in the RNAS and were announced in the 1983: 1610:Felixstowe (Landguard Common), Suffolk 1424:. Squadrons of the RNACD were used in 770:– landed a Sopwith Pup on the deck of 7335:Department of the Permanent Secretary 7295:Parliamentary and Financial Secretary 7207:Commander-in-Chief, Thames and Medway 7122:North America and West Indies Station 6530:Office of the Inspector Gun Mountings 6510:Office of the Chief Polaris Executive 6060:Department of the Director of Manning 5645:Admiralty Central Dockyard Laboratory 5394:Air Warfare and Fly Training Division 5107: 4941:Defence Academy of the United Kingdom 4906:Serving senior Royal Marines officers 4851:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force 4558:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force 4127: 3860: 3771:Royal Naval Air Service Pilot 1914-18 3207: 3065:"Cranwell (including Cranwell North)" 2882: 2880: 2878: 2876: 2625: 2231: 2193: 2191: 2072: 2006: 1914:Wing 6 was formed for patrolling the 1513: 1360:The Naval Airmans Armoured Car Force, 512:Before techniques were developed for 406: 6992:Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Ireland 6470:Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope 6400:Naval Ordnance Inspection Department 6230:Dockyard Expense Accounts Department 5554:Tactical and Weapons Policy Division 1705: 1072:, commanded the machine guns on the 561: 443:adding citations to reliable sources 410: 354:RNAS officer dropping a bomb from a 177:, Lieutenant A. Gregory and Captain 7590:Queens's Bench Division (Admiralty) 7461:Department of the Director of Works 7202:South East Coast of America Station 7087:Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands 6735:Royal Naval War College, Portsmouth 6600:Office of the Chaplain of the Fleet 6565:Organisation and Methods Department 6505:Office of the Clerk of the Journals 6155:Department of the Engineer in Chief 5855:Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department 5670:Admiralty Constabulary Headquarters 5419:Directorate of Defence Plans (Navy) 5379:Anti-Submarine and Warfare Division 3760:Roskill, Stephen Wentworth (1969), 3637:. 24 July 1914. pp. 5751–5753. 1428:(Rolls Royce Armoured Cars) and in 735:Grahame Donald – Aviator at Jutland 24: 7197:Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic 6835:Torpedo Experimental Establishment 6830:Superintendent of De-magnetisation 6760:Royal School of Naval Architecture 6495:Office of the Assistant Controller 6450:Navy, Army and Air Force Institute 5584:Tactical and Staff Duties Division 5579:Training and Staff Duties Division 5359:Administrative Planning Department 4194:Commander, Allied Maritime Command 4078:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service 4073:Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 3702: 2873: 658:– credited with shooting down two 292: 114:that a rigid airship based on the 25: 7657: 7585:King's Bench Division (Admiralty) 7358:Admiralty Central Registry Branch 7326:Direction of Naval Administration 6580:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors 6555:Office of the Vice Controller Air 6315:Materials and Priority Department 6240:Electrical Engineering Department 5975:Department of the Chief Scientist 5474:Navigation and Direction Division 5399:Air Warfare and Training Division 4962:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors 4530:National Museum of the Royal Navy 4209:Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy 3805: 2696:. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p134 2346:"Airships and Aviation in Barrow" 2280:Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF 2259:Air Mechanic, 1st Class (acting) 1500:Number 1 Armoured Car Company RAF 1470:The Russian Armoured Car Division 1057:Reginald Alexander John Warneford 270:airships built for the army, the 254:. In 1913 a seaplane base on the 7520:Office of the Admiralty Advocate 7446:Contract and Purchase Department 7353:Admiralty Central Copying Branch 6695:Royal Naval Minewatching Service 6405:Naval Ordnance Stores Department 5880:Contract and Purchase Department 5865:Combined Operations Headquarters 5715:Admiralty Mine Design Department 5675:Admiralty Engineering Laboratory 5364:Administrative Planning Division 5088: 5087: 5026:Chief of the Admiralty War Staff 4841:Commandant General Royal Marines 4199:Commandant General Royal Marines 4113:Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section 3554:"Scapa (also Kite Balloon Base)" 2616:In the biography of his father, 2241: 2234: 2225: 2218: 2180: 2075: 2066: 2025: 2018: 2011: 2000: 1993: 1986: 1972: 1944: 1904:Wing 3 was reformed in 1916 for 1882:Wing 1 was on both sides of the 1869: 1443:In 1915, a RN armed steamer the 1110: 977:of Naval 4 and recipient of the 415: 7525:Office of the Admiralty Proctor 7441:Accountant-General's Department 7307:Accountant-General's Department 6845:Undersurface Warfare Department 6750:Royal Navy Shore Signal Service 6675:Royal Naval Engineering College 6535:Office of the Keeper of Records 6485:Office of the Admiralty Chemist 5935:Department of Physical Research 5815:Board of Invention and Research 5805:Amphibious Warfare Headquarters 5690:Admiralty Gunnery Establishment 5449:Local Defence Division Division 5251:Office of the Senior Naval Lord 5214:Office of the Senior Naval Lord 5052:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff 4856:Commander Littoral Strike Group 4600:Standing Royal Navy deployments 4590:List of active Royal Navy ships 4214:Corps Regimental Sergeant Major 3641: 3621: 3596: 3571: 3546: 3521: 3496: 3471: 3446: 3421: 3396: 3385: 3360: 3335: 3310: 3285: 3260: 3235: 3182: 3157: 3132: 3107: 3082: 3057: 3032: 3007: 2982: 2957: 2932: 2907: 2889: 2822: 2725: 2699: 2686: 2646: 2610: 2578: 2544: 2297: 2126:After the RNAS merged with the 1889:Wings 2 and 3 were sent to the 1351:and ambushed a German car near 834:– Canadian pilot who became an 514:taking off and landing on ships 164:accepted and on 6 December the 125:. After much discussion on the 7344:Branches and offices under the 7157:Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 6896:Office of the First Naval Lord 6884:Direction/Command of the Fleet 6855:Volunteer Boys and Cadet Corps 6710:Royal Naval Scientific Service 6660:Royal Naval College, Greenwich 6655:Royal Naval College, Dartmouth 6640:Royal Naval Propellant Factory 6610:Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops 5860:Coastguard and Reserves Branch 5745:Admiralty Signal Establishment 5720:Admiralty Mining Establishment 5710:Admiralty Materials Laboratory 5680:Admiralty Experimental Station 5256:Office of the First Naval Lord 5204:Office of the First Naval Lord 5144:of Admiralty and Naval affairs 4815:Director People & Training 4169:Secretary of State for Defence 4050:United States Army Air Service 4025:Canadian Air Force (1918–1920) 3917:Aircraft of the Central Powers 3912:Aircraft of the Entente Powers 2338: 2317: 2145: 2117:(more than 8 years seniority) 2053:(less than 8 years seniority) 2036:(less than 8 years seniority) 1593:Eastbourne (St Anthony's Hill) 1335:RNAS armoured cars during the 13: 1: 7486:Admiralty Judicial Department 7466:Greenwich Hospital Department 7328:and the Admiralty Secretariat 7192:Scotland and Northern Ireland 7127:Commander-in-Chief, North Sea 7082:Levant and East Mediterranean 7027:East Indies and China Station 6725:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 6635:Royal Naval Cordite Factories 6630:Royal Naval Auxiliary Service 6390:Naval Mobilisation Department 6370:Naval Intelligence Department 6365:Naval Construction Department 6265:Greenwich Hospital Department 5945:Department of Radio Equipment 5920:Department of Naval Education 5895:Department of Radio Equipment 5835:Britannia Royal Naval College 5740:Admiralty Research Laboratory 5660:Admiralty Compass Observatory 5615:Office of the Fourth Sea Lord 5605:Office of the Second Sea Lord 5589:Undersurface Warfare Division 5574:Trade and Operations Division 5509:Operations Division (Foreign) 5454:Mercantile Movements Division 5199:Office of the Naval Secretary 5072:Vice Chief of the Naval Staff 4988:Uniforms of the Royal Marines 4931:Britannia Royal Naval College 4490:Admiralty in the 18th century 4485:Admiralty in the 17th century 4480:Admiralty in the 16th century 4174:Minister for the Armed Forces 3834:Royal Flying Corps Naval Wing 3666: 2628:Winston S. Churchill, Vol. II 2594:. 30 June 1914. p. 5070. 2095:(more than 8 years seniority) 1722:Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty 1628:Grain and Port Victoria, Kent 828:– Australian aviation pioneer 726:, ace with over 32 victories. 628:Henry John Lawrence Botterell 492:, during the withdrawal from 127:Committee of Imperial Defence 98: 7605:Colonial Courts of Admiralty 7231:Naval formations before 1707 7152:Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 6962:Cape and West Africa Station 6901:Office of the First Sea Lord 6755:Royal Observatory, Greenwich 6680:Royal Naval Film Corporation 6670:Royal Naval College, Osborne 6215:Directorate General Training 5620:Office of the Fifth Sea Lord 5610:Office of the Third Sea Lord 5514:Operations Division (Mining) 5439:Gunnery and Torpedo Division 5404:Combined Operations Division 5318:Operational planning, policy 5261:Office of the First Sea Lord 5209:Office of the First Sea Lord 4891:Commodore Submarine Flotilla 4520:History of the Royal Marines 4500:Historic forces and commands 4035:Imperial Russian Air Service 3703:Duncan, Major-general N. W. 2290: 1104:World number 1 tennis player 1023:Distinguished Flying Crosses 188: 166:Commander-in-Chief, The Nore 7: 6915:Naval formations after 1707 6870:Women's Royal Naval Service 6665:Royal Naval College, Keyham 6625:Royal Naval Armaments Depot 6455:Navy and Army Canteen Board 6280:Joint Warfare Establishment 5760:Admiralty Surveying Service 5700:Admiralty Labour Department 5640:Admiralty Area Cash Offices 5629:Admiralty civil departments 5494:Naval Intelligence Division 5320:strategy, tactical doctrine 5270:Secretariat and staff under 5077:Judge Advocate of the Fleet 5021:First Lord of the Admiralty 4967:University Royal Naval Unit 4886:Rear-Admiral, Fleet Air Arm 4876:Commander Maritime Reserves 4706:Mine countermeasure vessels 4651:Pre-dreadnought battleships 4155:His Majesty's Naval Service 4098:Imperial German Air Service 3737:, London: Caxton Editions, 2268: 1464:a operation to recover them 1004:– pioneer of naval aviation 983:Distinguished Service Cross 979:Distinguished Service Order 745:, Naval 8 – "The Mad Major" 606:– 3 Squadron – awarded the 362:On 23 June 1917, after the 358:during the First World War. 200:of the RNAS takes off from 10: 7662: 7277:Direction of Naval Finance 7258:Commander-in-Chief, Thames 7182:Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth 7077:Commander-in-Chief, Levant 6937:Commander-in-Chief, Africa 6865:Weapons Department (Naval) 6745:Royal Navy Medical Service 6705:Royal Naval Patrol Service 6415:Naval Publicity Department 6355:Naval Equipment Department 6320:Medical Consultative Board 6285:Medical Consultative Board 5885:Council of Naval Education 5810:Armament Supply Department 5735:Admiralty Regional Offices 5685:Admiralty Experiment Works 5504:Operations Division (Home) 5329:Admiralty Navy War Council 5299:Admiralty Navy War Council 5156:Lord High Admirals Council 4983:Uniforms of the Royal Navy 4896:Commodore Surface Flotilla 4297:Royal Marines Band Service 4254:Royal Navy Medical Service 4108:Ottoman Aviation Squadrons 3816:, Issue No.1, October 1963 2654:Lee, Arthur Gould (1968). 2249: 2217: 2166: 2104: 2074: 1958: 1127:on the flying-off deck of 1021:of Naval 4, winner of two 897:Distinguished Flying Cross 789:Royal Australian Air Force 757:Chief of the Defence Staff 549:Japanese seaplane carrier 93: 29: 7479: 7431: 7411: 7343: 7325: 7292: 7276: 7230: 7217:Flag Officer, West Africa 7017:Flag Officer, East Africa 7012:Commander-in-Chief, Dover 7007:Commander-in-Chief, China 6957:Cape of Good Hope Station 6914: 6883: 6875:Wireless Telegraphy Board 6720:Royal Naval Torpedo Depot 6715:Royal Naval Sick Quarters 6690:Royal Naval Medical Depot 6440:Naval Training Department 6430:Naval Security Department 6395:Naval Ordnance Department 6385:Naval Manpower Department 6350:Naval Engineering College 5850:Civil Catering Department 5695:Admiralty Interview Board 5628: 5597: 5424:Economic Warfare Division 5347: 5317: 5269: 5237: 5169: 5141: 5085: 5011: 4975: 4926:Admiralty Interview Board 4914: 4795: 4764: 4613: 4582: 4543: 4468: 4448: 4315: 4282: 4229: 4222: 4161: 4088: 3990: 3930: 3894: 3845: 3838: 3830: 3755:, London: Hamish Hamilton 2261: 2258: 2255: 2252: 2240: 2233: 2224: 2197: 2177: 2172: 2169: 2119: 2114: 2111: 2109: 2098: 2092: 2086: 2083: 2065: 1999: 1992: 1985: 1969: 1964: 1961: 1589:Dover (Guston Road), Kent 1198:on 25 December 1914. HMS 1043:, designer of the R9 and 971:Alexander MacDonald Shook 863:, and Officer Commanding 366:, RNAS aircraft attacked 59:) was the air arm of the 7112:New Zealand Naval Forces 6785:Sea Transport Department 6620:Royal Naval Air Stations 6425:Naval Reserve Department 5800:Air Personnel Department 5598:Offices of the Sea Lords 5544:Standardisation Division 5294:Offices of the Sea Lords 5170:Boards and offices under 5036:Commander-in-Chief Fleet 4636:Amphibious warfare ships 4525:National Maritime Museum 4505:Future of the Royal Navy 4259:Nursing Service (QARNNS) 3840:Royal Naval Air Service 3673:Bartholemew, E. (1988), 3165:"Eastchurch (Landplane)" 2853:: CS1 maint: location ( 2829:Fletcher, David (1987). 2310: 2262:Air Mechanic, 2nd Class 2256:Air Mechanic, 1st Class 2120:Observer Sub-Lieutenant 1959:General / flag officers 1939: 1613:Felixstowe Dock, Suffolk 1434:Lanchester Armoured Cars 1426:German South West Africa 899:for services over Turkey 840:Royal Canadian Air Force 722:– Commanding Officer of 103:On 21 July 1908 Captain 30:Not to be confused with 7626:Royal Naval Air Service 7495:High Court of Admiralty 7363:Admiralty Record Office 7312:Comptroller of the Navy 7253:Thames, Medway and Nore 7177:Flag Officer Submarines 7167:Royal East African Navy 6730:Royal Naval War College 6615:Royal Naval Air Service 6435:Naval Stores Department 6360:Naval Historical Branch 6340:Nautical Almanac Office 6330:Medical Examining Board 6300:Hydrographic Department 6290:Medical Examining Board 6270:Inspector of Telegraphs 6255:Experimental Department 5825:Boom Defence Department 5795:Air Materiel Department 5730:Admiralty Record Office 5409:Communications Division 5374:Anti-Submarine Division 5135:Department of Admiralty 4901:Serving senior officers 4535:Naval Historical Branch 4040:Royal Italian Air Corps 4020:Australian Flying Corps 4008:Royal Naval Air Service 3888:Aviation in World War I 3821:26 October 2011 at the 3579:"Turnhouse (Edinburgh)" 3268:"Gosport (Fort Grange)" 2737:johnwestonaviator.co.uk 2692:Field, Leslie. (1983). 2250:Petty Officer Mechanic 2186:Royal Naval Air Service 1978:Royal Naval Air Service 1699:Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 1646:Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire 1643:Hickling Broad, Norfolk 1123:attempting to land his 923:– playwright and author 800:, mainly known for the 698:for his service in the 691:The Riddle of the Sands 669:Arnold Jacques Chadwick 258:and an airship base at 145:Certificate Number 15. 82:It was replaced by the 53:Royal Naval Air Service 32:Royal Naval Air Station 7052:Flag Officer Gibraltar 6850:Victualling Department 6800:Ship Design Department 6790:Sea Transport Division 6700:Royal Naval Mine Depot 6445:Naval Works Department 6420:Naval Regional Offices 6250:Engineering Department 5890:Dental Examining Board 5665:Admiralty Constabulary 5348:Divisions and sections 5142:Direction and control 4866:Commodore, Naval Staff 4837:Director General Ships 4824:Director Naval Support 4691:Gunboat and gunvessels 4495:Customs and traditions 4069:Japanese air services 2554:, ed. (26 June 1914). 1918:, but was expanded to 1667:Scarborough, Yorkshire 1340: 1139: 893:Anthony Jacques Mantle 820:Robert Marsland Groves 785:Chief of the Air Staff 753:Chief of the Air Staff 613:Noel Pemberton Billing 587: 579: 571: 516:, the RNAS had to use 359: 321:, in the northeast to 306: 212: 48: 7600:Vice Admiralty courts 7505:High Court of Justice 7471:Works Loan Department 7432:Departments under the 7373:Admiralty Secretariat 7293:Departments under the 6906:Admiralty Naval Staff 6820:Statistics Department 6465:Navigation Department 6460:Navy Works Department 6375:Naval Medical Service 6310:Marine Pay Department 5489:Mobilisation Division 5484:Minesweeping Division 5339:Admiralty Naval Staff 5309:Admiralty Naval Staff 5047:Deputy First Sea Lord 5031:Admirals of the Fleet 4998:Ratings rank insignia 4993:Officer rank insignia 4833:Chaplain of the Fleet 4595:Royal Fleet Auxiliary 4302:Royal Marines Reserve 4274:Naval Careers Service 3999:British air services 3962:Aerial reconnaissance 3791:, Osprey Publishing, 3787:Lardas, Mark (2016), 3773:, Osprey Publishing, 3769:Barber, Mark (2010), 3751:Popham, Hugh (1969), 3733:Layman, R.D. 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Churchill 2100:Flight Sub-Lieutenant 1803:Eastern Mediterranean 1568:Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 1474:Oliver Locker-Lampson 1334: 1327:Armoured Car Division 1118: 1028:Taunton Elliott Viney 959:Charles Rumney Samson 851:Oliver Locker-Lampson 585: 577: 569: 535:on Zeppelin bases at 364:Second Battle of Gaza 353: 328:Inter-service rivalry 300: 196: 137:On 21 June 1910, Lt. 46: 7646:Disbanded air forces 7412:Civil Administration 7212:West Africa Squadron 7107:New Zealand Division 7102:Newfoundland Station 6972:Battle Cruiser Force 6967:Battle Cruiser Fleet 6840:Transport Department 6780:Sea Transport Branch 6685:Royal Naval Hospital 6595:Royal Marines Office 6335:Movements Department 6275:Inspector of Repairs 5925:Operational Research 5389:Air Warfare Division 5384:Anti-U-boat Division 5040:Commander-in-Chief, 4846:Commander Operations 4756:Historic ships names 4563:Commander Operations 4456:Special Boat Service 4307:Royal Marines Police 3677:, Shire Publications 2059:Observer Lieutenant 1908:, disbanded in 1917. 1731:Houghton Bay, Orkney 1481:No. 20 Squadron RNAS 1088:Claude Grahame White 768:Edwin Harris Dunning 730:David Grahame Donald 708:President of Ireland 439:improve this section 390:No. 201 Squadron RAF 139:George Cyril Colmore 7346:Permanent Secretary 7243:West Indies Station 7092:Mediterranean Fleet 7022:East Indies Station 6740:Royal Navy Dockyard 6645:Royal Naval College 6605:Royal Naval Academy 6590:Royal Marine Police 5845:Chemical Department 5633:under the Sea Lords 5499:Operations Division 5479:Navigation Division 5334:Admiralty War Staff 5304:Admiralty War Staff 5244:War and Naval Staff 5161:Admiralty buildings 4751:Royal Marines Boats 4317:Royal Naval Reserve 4054:Greek air services 3895:People and aircraft 3705:Early Armoured Cars 3675:Early Armoured Cars 3529:"Longside (Lenabo)" 2643:, pp. 212–213. 1734:Loch Doon, Ayrshire 1655:Narborough, Norfolk 1487:that developed the 1430:British East Africa 1420:and operate in the 1337:Battle of Gallipoli 1314:, laid down as the 1157:on 31 October 1914. 1119:Squadron Commander 865:No. 1 Squadron RNAS 861:No. 3 Squadron RNAS 807:It's That Man Again 749:Sir William Dickson 724:No. 1 Squadron RNAS 604:Richard Bell-Davies 332:Sopwith 1Β½ Strutter 237:Royal Naval Reserve 198:Commander C. 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Murray Sueter
George Cyril Colmore
Royal Aero Club
Francis McClean
Eastchurch
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Admiralty
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A. M. Longmore
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