Military Aviation in Ireland, 1921-45

by Michael O'Malley and Michael O Malley

"Military Aviation in Ireland" charts the history of the Air Corps from its early days as the Military Air Service established by Michael Collins in 1922 to the ineffective air operations conducted during the Second World War period. The Air Service came about when the Civil War caused the postponement of Michael Collins' plans for a civil air service. After participation in the war of 1922-3 a small Air Corps was confirmed as the token air element...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906359490
• ISBN13: 9781906359492
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University College Dublin Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"