BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT

By R. FIANI

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ARMY 1907–1910: THE ARMY GETS A PLANE NAVY/MARINES 1909–1912: THE ORIGINS OF NAVAL AVIATION ARMY 1911–1912: MORE PILOTS, MORE PLANES NAVY/MARINES 1912–1913: RETURN TO ANNAPOLIS AND THE BEGINNINGS OF MARINE CORPS AVIATION INTERSERVICE ORGANIZATION I: FINDING COMMON INTERESTS ARMY 1912–1914: A PERMANENT SCHOOL AND A MOVE TOWARD OPERATIONAL STATUS NAVY/MARINES 1914–1917: REORGANIZATION AND DISRUPTION IN NAVAL AVIATION ARMY 1915–1917: THE EUROPEAN WAR, SCANDAL, AND A DEPLOYMENT INTERSERVICE ORGANIZATION II: JOINT BOARDS CONCLUSION NOTES