R.N.A.S.
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Royal Naval Air Service(s)
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Royal Naval Air Station
Example Sentences
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The great feat of Sub-Lieutenant R. A. J. Warneford, R.N.A.S., who single-handed attacked and destroyed a Zeppelin, has already been referred to in Chapter XIII.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
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 Vivian, Evelyn Charles
And get them replaced he did, the R.N.A.S. contract notwithstanding.
From Cavalry of the Clouds by Bott, Alan
Many brilliant raids stand to the credit of the R.N.A.S.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
This was a device of Wing-Commander Brock, R.N.A.S., "without which," acknowledges the Admiral in Command, "the operation could not have been conducted."
From World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
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