WW1 HISTORY OF AIR POWER

1. 1914 Aug: Air reconnaissance and artillery spotting enter industrial war. 

2. 1915 Jul: Synchronised gunfire enables the true fighter role. 

3. 1916 Sep: Aerial interdiction of battlefield logistics begins. 

4. 1917 Apr: ‘Bloody April’ exposes air-coordination and training failures. 

5. 1918 Apr: Royal Air Force becomes the first independent air service. 

6. 1918 Jul: Battle of Hamel demonstrates integrated close air support. 

7. 1919 Nov: Trenchard sets permanent RAF organisation and doctrine. 

8. 1914-1919: Technical Development of Air Power