The RAF and Trade Defence 1919-1945: Constant Endeavour

Admiralty Admiralty's Air Council Air Council Minutes Air Ministry Air Staff air-power Allied allocated Anson anti-submarine anti-U-boat Area's asdic Atlantic attack Battle Bay Offensive Beaufort Blackburn Bomber Command bomber offensive Bowhill Britain British Channel Dash Chiefs of Staff Churchill co-operation Coastal Area Coastal Command aircraft coastal defence considered convoy cruise depth-charge despite dive-bombing doctrine early effective enemy equipment Ferte Fighter fleet flying boats flying-boat German ibid imperial John Slessor Joubert King land-based aircraft Leigh Light Lerwick London long-range LRASV maritime air force maritime air power maritime aircraft maritime duties meeting memo op.cit operations patrol Peyton-Ward Portal priority problems programme radar RAF's rearmament reconnaissance role Roskill Royal Air Force Royal Navy SaRo Scheme Second World Second World War Slessor squadrons strategic submarine Supermarine Supermarine Southampton surface target threat torpedo torpedo-bomber trade-defence trials types U-boats USAAF Vickers Vildebeest Vildebeest