CCI Digest 819 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: The Air Weapon by "Brian.E.Hall" 2) Re: Airfield Construction by "Richard Collins" 3) Re: Books by "Captain Bigglesworth" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 06:49:27 -0500 From: "Brian.E.Hall" To: "cci@mustang.sr.unh.edu" Subject: Re: The Air Weapon Message-ID: <200302150649_MC3-1-2A36-C912@compuserve.com> Nick Sorry for the delay in commenting on your request >> I have Volume 1 of CF Snowden Gamble's 'The Air Weapon'. Does anyone know if Volume 2 was ever published ? << but I have been otherwise engaged on you know what! In a bibliography I compiled in Sept 1999, I made a note "Volume 2 was never published" . As it is unusual for me to be so emphatic without good reason; never-the-less it should be be taken on face value. If you insist on a source I will search my notes.. Brian ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:22:21 -0000 From: "Richard Collins" To: Subject: Re: Airfield Construction Message-ID: <001001c2d51f$2feda0c0$7be7883e@oemcomputer> I was intrigued by the mails on airfield construction. I've posted to the list on this subject before, and also spent much time at the PRO, but without much success. I'm interested in Home Defence landing grounds in WWI, and particularly those at Hunton and Marden in Kent. Hunton was first built by the RNAS, and taken over by the RFC when they assumed responsibility for Home Defence. Marden was an RFC landing ground from the start. Is there any way I can find more details on these landing grounds, such as exactly when they were constructed, which squadrons used them, and when they went out of use? Richard Collins ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Wright To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:43 AM Subject: [CCI] Re: Airfield Construction Nick, The Air Construction Corps of the RNAS is the nearest I can suggest to what you ask, see the series I have written in the Journal Vols 32 and 33. The RFC had similar units known as Tent Parties which were usually concerned with erecting Bessonneau hangars and Armstrong Huts. Peter W. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:20:44 +0000 From: "Captain Bigglesworth" To: cci@mustang.sr.unh.edu Subject: Re: Books Message-ID: I have suggested to N & M Press that they should consider producing a searchable database of the RAF Muster Roll April 1918 - the cost of manually transposing data onto a database was somehere in the order of £25,000. Neither N & M Press or Public Record Office were interested RAF Museum whilst intersted, had not funds There is a strong possibility of two early Air Force Lists being available on a database (CD Rom) with additional details (i.e. showing which officers served previously with RNAS and RFC) It will not be just the May 1918 issue, but also the scarer April 1918 edition, which had details corrected to 1 Feb 1918 It should be pointed out that the 'April 1918' Air Force List produced by J B Hayward / Savannah is NOT the April issue but the slightly expanded issue produced in May 1918, which also carries a note inside the cover to state that this is just a list of officers and that the order in which they appear does not indicate seniority, the issue of seniority was to be corrected in a future issue ! Hope this may be of interest David J Barnes _________________________________________________________________ Use MSN Messenger to send music and pics to your friends http://messenger.msn.co.uk ------------------------------ End of CCI Digest 819 *********************