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	Serbian Aviation 1912-1918 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Serbian Military Aviation was created when the aviation as vital part of the ground units was the question of the prestige under the military commands of the world.
		The year 1918 in the summer was a year of the absolute control of the sky over this area by the allied forces.
		On the Thessaloniki's front Serbian Aviation did 3000 combat flights, participated at all main operations and receipted the end of the WWI in the associated unit which counted 60 modern a/c.
	www.dwb.co.yu /dv/serbavi.php (958 words)

	Air Power:The Development of Naval Aviation
		Young officers were worried that aviation training would ruin their careers by making them appear "eccentric." King George V had to step in and offer a special daily allowance for flying, thereby erasing the stigma.
		The interservice rivalry continued and because the majority of the officers were from the army, naval aviation was neglected.
		Instead of defining the air power debate as the pilots versus the traditional military, Moffett declared that pilots and their planes were part of the team, which was composed of battleships, submarines, and aircraft carriers.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Air_Power/early_navy/AP13.htm (1624 words)

	1918 to 1939 Part 1
		1918 to 1939 - The CAF and the RCAF.
		In the spring of 1918 it was agreed that all-Canadian squadrons be formed.
		On November 1st 1936, the Civil Aviation Branch of the Department of National Defence was transferred to the new Department of Transport.
	www.rcafmuseum.on.ca /1918_1939_part1.htm (556 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1918
		The Sedition Act of 1918 was an amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917.
		Ludendorff in 1918 Erich Ludendorff (sometimes given incorrectly as Erich von Ludendorff) (April 9, 1865 â€“ December 20, 1937, Tutzing, Bavaria, Germany) was a German Army officer, noted as a general during World War I. Ludendorff was born in Kruszewnia near Posen, Prussia (now PoznaÅ„, Poland).
		On October 25th 1918, the SS Princess Sophia sunk on Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau, Alaska, all 353 passengers died in the worst maritime disaster in the Pacific NorthWest.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1918 (8486 words)

	History of Marine Corps Aviation
		Marine Aviation began an aggressive effort to ensure that the new arm got its share of the Corps expanding manpower and that its units would be sent to France in support of the brigade.
		On 8 October 1918, while on such a raid, he was attacked by 9 enemy scouts, and in the fight that followed shot down an enemy plane.
		Also, on 14 October 1918, while on a raid over Pittham, Belgium, 2d Lt. Talbot and another plane became detached from the formation on account of motor trouble and were attacked by 12 enemy scouts.
	www.acepilots.com /usmc/hist2.html (2286 words)

	U.S. Navy and Marine Corps World War One Aviation Stations
		On December 18, 1918 it was established as NAS Anacosta and commissioned on 1 January 1919 for seaplane test and administration flights.
		Seaplane patrol operations from this base were began in September 1918, with commissioning as an NAS on 18 June 1918 and closure on 7 January 1919.
		On 20 July 1918 the British turned over the base to the Navy and it was commissioned as NAS on 23 July 1918 serving as an assembly, repair and supply base for the NBG.
	www.bluejacket.com /usn-usmc_avi_ww1_air_fields.html (1829 words)

	Shearwater Aviation Museum
		On 15 August 1918, Lieutenant R.E. Byrd, United States Navy, (later an Admiral renowned for his polar exploits) established United States Naval Air Station Halifax at Baker's Point on the Dartmouth side of Halifax harbour.
		The first aircraft was assembled and successfully test flown two days later and the first operational patrol was flown 25 August 1918; maritime patrol aviation in Canada was born.
		While two of the three components of the Air Board had civil aviation responsibilities, the Canadian Air Force, as the third component, was charged with maintaining flying proficiency for Canadians who learned to fly during the war and training new pilots.
	www.shearwateraviationmuseum.ns.ca /history/beginning.htm (704 words)

	Early Aviation in Cowley County
		Three times the aviator heartlessly looped the loop; and had his acquaintances been able to see the face of the reporter at that moment, they would have been recommending their favorite undertaker to him for if anyone ever looked like a sick man he surely did.
		The aviator conversed with the passenger when they were about 2000 feet in the air by slowing down the motor, and their voices could be distinctly heard by the people on the ground.
		Aviator Kite's airship was slightly damaged Saturday night by a cow, which hooked its horns into the wings and walked on the rudder and elevator.
	www.ausbcomp.com /~bbott/winrr/winair/waearly.htm (19965 words)

	WWI Aviator 1917-1919
		June 23, 1918 (pg 89) w/ Tyler, Somers, and Birch was assigned to Escadrille Br.
		A photo in the scrapbook positioned w/ the 1918 photos shows Jim Hall and Maj Davis w/ the remains of a prop of Maj's machine which he crashed w/ Jim riding with him.
		On October 9, 1918, Peck writes that he has heard that Somers has gone down with his Observer, Bud Buckley (New Haven, Conn. and with the 5th Squadron at MIT summer of 1917), after being assigned as instructors at Cleremont.
	mosesrawlings.freeservers.com /wwiaviator.html (1536 words)

	NOAA NEWS Online - Stories (S087)
		Aviation was in its infancy when that first aviation forecast was issued, and so was weather forecasting.
		With the improved services, the commercial and general aviation industries are able to save on fuel costs and select routes that avoid hazardous weather.
		The Aviation Weather Center, one of nine units in the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, was formed in 1995.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories/s87.htm (532 words)

	To the Sky? Aviation Pioneer Einar Sem-Jacobsen's photographs from Norwegian and European Aviation circa 1909-1918 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		We have taken the liberty to shift the focus from the Wright brothers in the USA - to Europe and Norway to look at what was happening here in the years after the first powered flight on wings in 1903.
		The exhibition is based mainly on photographs, articles and talks collected by Norwegian aviation pioneer Einar Sem-Jacobsen on his study trips to European aviation circles in the years between 1909 and 1918.
		We who have been actively involved in the development of aviation from the first fumbling beginnings have perhaps seen this more clearly and felt it more strongly than other people...
	www.luftfart.museum.no /100/en/index.htm (241 words)

	1918
		May 16 - The Sedition Act of 1918 is approved by US Congress.
		July 9 - Great train wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101.
		September 11 - The Boston Red Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs for the 1918 World Series championship.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1918.html (2491 words)

	1918
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		July - The Siberian Expedition is launched to extract the Czechoslovak Legion from the Russian civil war.
		July 9 - Great Train Wreck of 1918 : In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express killing 101.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/1918.html (1382 words)

	German Aviation 1918
		In January 1918, Richthofen tested the D.VII in the trials at Adlershof but never had an opportunity to fly it in combat.
		It was not produced in great numbers due to the amount of time needed to form the plywood fuselage.
		Roland D.VIa aircraft were received in the late Spring of 1918 and were still in use at the end of hostilities in November.
	www.wwiaviation.com /german1918.shtml (463 words)

	GE Transportation - Aircraft Engines: Aviation Heritage
		In 1888, a 16-year-old mechanic, who was later to become one of the "giants" on whose shoulders General Electric Company would build in the 1920s, '30s and '40s, had an idea that if fuel could be burned in compressed air, the energy output would be increased tremendously.
		Judged to be "worth nothing at all" by a university professor in 1918, the turbosupercharger nevertheless launched GE into an entirely new business...aviation.
		The GE turbosupercharger ultimately produced 356 horsepower and provided a strategic advantage for U.S. aircraft during World War I. The 1940s were the beginning of a great idea and a new business at GE.
	www.geae.com /ourcommitment/heritage.html (522 words)

	1918 in aviation
		Represents the aviation interests of companies that own or operate general aviation aircraft as an aid to the conduct of their business, or are involved with business aviation.
		Aviation Personnel proactively addresses the present and future needs of the aviation arena by providing aviation related resources and services to both combat the current uncertainty, and to cater for the inevitable future demands of the industry
		In 1918, she was reported drifting in moving ice and was last seen moving out of the eastern entrance to Nantucket Sound.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=1918_in_aviation (2329 words)

	The White Eagles: Polish Aviation 1918-1920
		Accordingly, on 9 November 1918, Poland proclaimed herself a republic, with Pilsudski as head of state and the famous pianist, Jan Paderewski as premier.
		Given the nature of the fighting, reconnaissance was the primary function of aviation in the East.
		Poland's best-known aviation unit was the famous Kosciuzko Squadron, named for the leader of the 1792 uprising against Russian rule.
	worldatwar.net /chandelle/v2/v2n2/whitpole.html (1182 words)

	Table I - The Army In Two Wars - AGF Study No. 4
		For 1918: Tables 1, 4 and 14 of “Personnel Statistics Report, A-21, Strength of-the Army as of November 15, 1918,” dated December 5, 1918, Statistics Branch, War Department General Staff.
		Divisions in the AEF in November 1918 varied greatly, but the average strength of 29 effective divisions was 22,995, of which 76% was in infantry, field artillery and machine gun personnel.
		It may be noted that, excluding the Students Army Training Corps of 1918, which was not a form of operating overhead, the figure for 1918 scarcely exceeded 275,000, or one-thirteenth of the strength of the Army.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/agf/AGF004/Table1.htm (882 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1918 - Part 3
		In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, the Russian army that had previously blocked Turkish forces in the south Caucasus collapses and a British force under the command of Major-General L. Dunsterville 'Dunsterforce' is deployed to the Caspian Sea port off Baku to stiffen the remaining White Russian forces in the region.
		Headquarters of the Aviation Services Ireland, previously under the Army's Irish Command, is renamed Royal Air Force Ireland and placed under direct Air Ministry control.
		Between January and November 1918, nearly 5,500 tons of bombs had been dropped, 2,953 enemy aircraft destroyed and an area of 5,000 square miles photographed.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1918_3.html (1194 words)

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		In 1918, bi-planes and artillery observation balloons used a former farm field north of Camp Bragg as a landing strip.
		The 82nd Combat Aviation Battalion with 95 assigned aircraft and the 82nd Airborne Division with 82 aircraft assumed the greatest importance.
		The 82nd Aviation Brigade is ready in 18 hours, the 1st Battalion, 82nd with its OH-58D helicopters and the 2nd Battalion flying UH-60L Blackhawks conducts air assault, and combat actions.
	www.bragg.army.mil /SAAF/A_Brief_History_of_Simmons_AAF.doc (4437 words)

	1923 in aviation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of aviation-related events from 1923:
		May 23 - Belgian airline SABENA is formed, adding new European routes to SNETA's routes in Belgian Congo that it takes over.
		June 14 - New Zealand forms its first military aviation services, fore-runners of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1923_in_aviation (450 words)

	Eugene Hoy Barksdale, First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Service
		He volunteered for aviation a few weeks before recieving his commissionas a Second Lieutenant and enlisted in the aviation section of the U. Army Signal Corps as a Private First Class.
		Following completion of flying training he was assigned to the41st Squadron, Royal Air Force, in July 1918, and placed on active dutyat the front as a pilot, participating in the Somme and Amiens offensivesearly in August 1918.
		He left the RAF October 15, 1918 and was placed in the 25th Aero Squadron until December 24, 1918.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /ehbarksdale.htm (770 words)

	Latvian Aircraft - 1918-1940
		This site is a collection point for images and information about Latvian aviation, 1918 - 1940.
		In Latvia, it was called the Ugunskrusts (which translates as "fire cross") and was a positive cultural symbol centuries before the first nazi was born.
		The latvian aviators adopted this symbol in 1919, and its use continued until 1940.
	latvianaviation.com /index.html (403 words)

	Aviation World - books, hobbies & pilot supplies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The air aces of Imperial Germany’s Luftstreitkräfte are an ever-popular subject among aviation historians, enthusiasts, war gamers, and aircraft modelers.
		The Imperial German Army Air Service of World War I grew from just 500 men in 1914 to 80,000 in 1918, inventing in the process a wholly new form of warfare.
		Responsible for destroying 1294 enemy aircraft between June 1917 and November 1918, the Camel was the most successful fighting scout employed by either side in terms of the sheer number of victories that it scored.
	www.aviationworld.net /categories.asp?cID=27&p=2 (704 words)

	Herbert Musgrave
		Musgrave, continued his campaign for a military aviation service and when it was decided to form the Royal Flying Corps in May 1912, he was seconded from the British Army.
		He returned to France in December 1917, and was on a patrol behind German lines when he was killed by a grenade on the 2nd June, 1918.
		almost two years later, on the night of the 2nd of June 1918, having persuaded a battalion commander to let him accompany a patrol, he was killed by a rifle grenade, inside the German lines.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWmusgrave.htm (871 words)

	Aviation Timeline
		Bell reacted to eyewitness accounts of the 3/20/05 flight with, "All subsequent attempts in aviation must begin with the Montgomery machine." It is also relevant to note that Montgomery's tandem wing demonstrated its controlled and balanced flights in a lesser scale at the Leonard Ranch 1896-1903.
		For overseas deployment, the First Marine Aviation Force was formed at NAS Miami, Apr 15, 1918, headed by Capt A A Cunningham.
		On Apr 1, 1911, the Aeronautic Detachment of the CNG received $1,000 from Ely as a donation to a fund of $10,000 that was being raised to conduct experiments in Army aviation, and he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the CNG on July 27, 1911.
	www.aerofiles.com /chrono.html (9097 words)

	Browse Topic: Aviation
		Federal Aviation Administration – part of the Department of Transportation, the FAA is responsible for air traffic control, navigation systems, airport planning, and air safety.
		The United States Navy and Marine Corps School of Aviation Safety aims to educate aviation officers at all levels and provide assistance in support of the Naval Aviation Safety Program.
		History of Coast Guard Aviation – “The Coast Guard was introduced to aviation in 1903 when the surfmen from the Kill Devil Hill Lifeboat Station in North Carolina provided the Wright Brothers with added muscle during the pre-launch activities of that epic flight.”
	www.library.okstate.edu /govdocs/browsetopics/aviation.html (836 words)

	List of All Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Book includes the complete history of the early development of Naval aviation in the United States.
		Discusses the manner and role that the Naval Aviation Service applied to the war effort during 1917-1918.
		Detailed discussion is also provided regarding the role of Marine Corps aviation during this time period.
	www.aviation-heritage.com /en-us/p_1744.html (67 words)

	1918 Aviation Battle War Military Plane Model
		Featured is this spectacular 1918 Aviation Battle Military Warplane Model from our line of beautifully hand crafted vehicle models.
		This elegantly crafted warplane model is the perfect size for use as a decor in your bedroom/bathroom, dining room, or as the center piece in your living area/office.
		The structure is strong as the body is welded with metal inserts.
	app.infopia.com /Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/1842620/.../0/SFV/30874 (225 words)

	Fragments from aviation history 1918
		The authorities considered his existing skills would be very useful in the aircraft industry, and he worked throughout the war in a reserved occupation producing propellors, it is understood at the Royal Aircraft Factory and at Sopwiths.
		Given to each worker in a supervisory position was the Aviation Pocket Book 1918, from which this material is taken.
		It is very evident from this book that warbirds of that vintage are very different from later types.
	website.lineone.net /~lcvaisey/air.htm (388 words)

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