The development of Airpower in WW1

Robert Shaw


Organisation:
Guild of Battlefield Tour Guides
Regions:
Surrey, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Essex, London
Notice Period:
Regular (more than one month's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid
Category:
History
Updated:
14th February 2025
Tagged:
World War One

In 1914 the Royal Flying Corps sent aircraft to the Western Front that could only just fulfil reconnaissance roles but by 1918, we see heavy bombers carrying out operational and strategic bombing. So how did this rapid and technological change occur and how did it compare to the Germans?

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About Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw MSc is the Director of Corporate Battlefields and the Director of Events of the International Guild Of Battlefield Guides. He is also Communications Co-ordinator and editor of the Guild magazine “Despatches”. Holding accredited Badge Number 106, his battlefield guiding experience includes the Romans and Vikings in Britain, the American Civil War, the English Civil War, the battles of Wellington and Napoleon, WW1, WW2 and the Cold War. These tours have been conducted in the UK, the USA, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Sicily, Crete, Malta, Libya, the Baltic States, Poland and the Balkans. Robert has over 30 years’ experience in various military, diplomatic, intelligence and corporate security fields. He earned a Master’s degree in Global Security from Cranfield University and, in addition to running and guiding battlefield tours for schools, military units and private clients, he regularly contributes on military history, intelligence, counter proliferation and contemporary security and defence matters (including Russia, Iran, Korea and China). Robert has taught at UCL on “network attack” and spoken as an SME on the BBC. He has also provided historical and technical advice to Channel Four programmes such as ‘Toxic Wrecks’ and Apple’s “Masters of the Air”.

Bob has three children, enjoys mountain guiding, canoeing and teaches youth and adult groups survival and bushcraft, resistance and countering kidnap, escape and evasion, foreign culture workshops for businesses and mental resilience.

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