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020			_a0714643823 (pbk.): _c17.50 UK
100		1	_aASH Eric
245		0	_aSir Frederick Sykes and the air revolution 1912-1918
260			_aLondon: _bFrank Cass, _c1998
300			_a268p.
440			_aCass studies in air power
520		3	_aStudy of the role of Sir Frederick Sykes in the early development of the British Royal Air Force. Sykes took over as Chief of the Air Staff at the official birth of the RAF in 1918 from Lord Trenchard, his better known predecessor, who had insisted on resigning. In this book Sykes is credited with establishing the structure and training system which would ensure the future independence of the RAF.
650			_aAIR FORCES
650			_aBRITAIN
650			_aHISTORY
650			_aROYAL AIR FORCE
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