Sentence examples for naval flying from inspiring English sources

Equally significant progress was made in naval flying in World War I. Three distinct categories of combat aircraft emerged: long-range overwater reconnaissance and antisubmarine aircraft operating from shore bases, shorter-range floatplane reconnaissance and fighter aircraft, and ship-borne aircraft.

In December 1911 the British Admiralty formed the first naval flying school, at the Royal Aero Club ground at Eastchurch, Kent.

"When I went to parties at their home, everything seemed fine," said Mike Akin, a naval flying instructor.

DISCOVERED BY HINTON Naval Flier Made Perilous Flight Over 75-Mile Jungle -- Party Met Many Hardships.

Naval warships fly a naval ensign similar to the state ensign, but in white with a red compass rose emblem.

Today, Germany pledged 3,900 troops, including Fuchs reconnaissance vehicles, which can detect nuclear, biological and chemical contamination, naval units, flying hospitals and special forces.

His naval combat flying effectively began in 1941 with 802 Squadron in a Grumman Martlet – in his book Wings on My Sleeve (1961), he called it "a tough, fiery, beautiful little airplane" – from HMS Audacity, the world's first "auxiliary carrier" (a converted German banana boat) on Clydeside-Gibraltar convoys.

However, the Japanese anticipated that the Allies might still make small-scale attacks against the home islands using naval aircraft flying from aircraft carriers.

A former naval pilot who flew F-18s in the 1980s, Brooks' father had been his son's biggest fan on race day.

On 3 December 1915, Dallas joined No. 1 Naval Wing and began flying combat missions in single-seat Nieuport 11 fighters and two-seat Caudrons out of Dunkirk, France.

The 59 missiles, fired from the decks of two naval destroyers, flew over Syrian territory unimpeded by advanced Russian air defence systems stationed on the ground.