R.N.A.S.
abbreviation
Royal Naval Air Service.
R.N.A.S.
Americanabbreviation
British.
RNAS
British
abbreviation
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Royal Naval Air Service(s)
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Royal Naval Air Station
Example Sentences
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Many more R.N.A.S. squadrons, well provided with trained pilots and good machines, patrolled the East Coast while waiting for an opportunity of active service.
From Cavalry of the Clouds by Alan Bott
Bombing operations were undertaken by the R.N.A.S. as early as 1914-1915 against Cuxhaven, Dusseldorf, and Friedrichshavn, but the supply of material was not sufficient to render these raids continuous.
From A History of Aeronautics by Evelyn Charles Vivian
Many brilliant raids stand to the credit of the R.N.A.S.
From The Mastery of the Air by William J. Claxton
To overcome this the system of direct entry into the R.N.A.S. was instituted, which enabled pilots to be enrolled from civil life in addition to the midshipmen who were drafted from the Fleet.
From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale
The rapid expansion of the R.N.A.S. allowed for a heavy surplus of men and machines beyond the supply necessary for the purely naval branch of the service.
From Cavalry of the Clouds by Alan Bott
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