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in Peace and War, by Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes
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Title: Aviation in Peace and War
Author: Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes
Release Date: April 30, 2008 [EBook #25244]
Language: English
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AVIATION IN PEACE AND WAR
BY
Major-General Sir F. H. SYKES G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G. LATE CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF AND CONTROLLER-GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION
LONDON EDWARD ARNOLD & CO. 1922 [All rights reserved]
Transcriber's Note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note, whilst more significant amendments have been listed at the end of the text. The oe ligature is represented by [oe].
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
PRE-WAR 9
Early Thoughts on Flight. The Invention of the Balloon. First Experiments in Gliders and Aeroplanes. The Wright Brothers and their Successors in Europe. The First Airships. The Beginnings of Aviation in England. The Inception and De