First World War in the Air

Would you like to see some reviews of journal articles added to our publishing repertoire? #airpower

George's WWI diary 22.11.1914. Witnessed 1st time an enemy aircraft was shot down by British aircraft. Use of a machine gun enabled the Avro to force the Albatros to force to land. The British then landed and captured the two uninjured German aviators. @ww1intheair.bsky.social #ww1 #airpowerhistory

Call for Contributors – The ‘Airfix’ School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History Air power history, broadly defined, is almost as old as the application of air power itself. While histories were produced during the First World War, after the war, nations such as Great Britain w…

Interested in how #airpowerhistory has been written and represented? Or how have air forces used history? There is still time to submit an abstract for this volume - The 'Airfix' School of History: The Development and Writing of Air Power History drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/c...

For much of its history, air power has typically been associated with air forces, not other services' air arms. This has been because air power has been closely linked to ongoing debates over the ownership of assets, capabilities, and operations. 1/

Air power, viewed as inherently offensive and operating at the operational and strategic levels of war, is perceived as the domain of independent air forces. 2/2

#ResearchNote – Top 10 Air Power History Books of this Generation By Dr Ross Mahoney Editorial note: This post was originally posted on my website and has been cross-posted here to generate further discussion. Minor editorial changes have been made to the post. O…

#ResearchNote - Top 10 #AirPowerHistory Books of this Generation balloonstodrones.com/2024/11/19/r...

#Podcast – 50th Episode Celebration: An Interview with Dr Mike Hankins and Dr Brian Laslie Editorial Note: Led by Editor Dr Mike Hankins, From Balloons to Drones, produces a monthly podcast that provides an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the explorat…

#Podcast - 50th Episode Celebration: An Interview with Dr Mike Hankins and Dr Brian Laslie balloonstodrones.com/2024/11/03/p...

#Editorial – What content would you like to see on the ‘From Balloons to Drones’ podcast? In 2019, From Balloons to Drones established a podcast series that aimed to provide an outlet for the presentation and evaluation of air power scholarship, the exploration of historical topics and ide...

#Editorial - What content would you like to see on the 'From Balloons to Drones' #podcast? balloonstodrones.com/2024/04/18/e...

What would you like to see discussed more on the 'From Balloons to Drones' #podcast? #airpowerhistory #avgeek

Sopwith Camel at the RAF Museum #photography #blackandwhitephoto #hdr #hdrphotography #WW1 #airpowerhistory #avgeek

The closest we come to a transnational history of #WW1 air power is John Morrow’s ‘The Great War in the Air.’ However, it is more of a comparative history that needs more consideration of archival sources. #airpowehistory

Johnson is good. I must get Frandsen at some point.

What is your favourite/best work on #WW1 air power/military aviation? #askingforafriend #airpowerhistory #AvGeek

It is always good to come home to a care package sent from a colleague. #ww1 #airpowerhistory

Follow @ww1intheair.bsky.social, a new account for a new project. I know I have too many ongoing projects, but why not? #WW1 #airpowerhistory