Royal Naval Air Service

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:active_years 1914-1918
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Avro_504
gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal
gptkb:HMS_Furious
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkb:HMS_Argus
gptkb:HMS_Hermes
gptkb:Handley_Page_O/400
gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
gptkbp:base gptkb:RNAS_Brawdy
gptkb:RNAS_Calshot
gptkb:RNAS_Chivenor
gptkb:RNAS_Culdrose
gptkb:RNAS_Doncaster
gptkb:RNAS_East_Fortune
gptkb:RNAS_Gibraltar
gptkb:RNAS_Hal_Far
gptkb:RNAS_Lee-on-Solent
gptkb:RNAS_Machrihanish
gptkb:RNAS_Pembrey
gptkb:RNAS_Portland
gptkb:RNAS_Portreath
gptkb:RNAS_St_Mawgan
gptkb:RNAS_St_Merryn
gptkb:RNAS_Wittering
gptkb:RNAS_Yeovilton
RNAS Ternhill
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:dissolved 1918
gptkbp:established gptkb:1914
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Eastchurch,_Isle_of_Sheppey
gptkb:Eastchurch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Naval Air Service
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service_badge
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkb:Per_Mare,_Per_Terram
gptkbp:notable_event Development of naval aviation technology
Development of naval aviation tactics
Involvement in the Battle of the Somme
Formation of the Royal Air Force
Collaboration with the Royal Flying Corps
Contribution to the Battle of Jutland
Development of aerial bombing techniques
Development of carrier-based aircraft
Establishment of air stations
Establishment of naval air bases.
Establishment of the first naval air squadrons
Establishment of training schools for pilots
First use of aircraft in naval operations
Integration with the Royal Air Force
Introduction of night flying operations
Introduction of seaplanes
Introduction of the first naval airships
Involvement in the Western Front operations
Involvement in the Zeebrugge Raid
Support for ground troops with air cover
Support for naval operations in the Dardanelles
Use of aircraft for anti-Zeppelin operations
Use of aircraft for convoy protection
Use of aircraft for maritime patrols
Use of aircraft for reconnaissance missions
Use of aircraft in anti-submarine warfare
Use of aircraft in the Mediterranean theater
Contribution to the development of aircraft carriers
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Captain_Charles_Rumney_Samson
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Coningham
gptkb:Sir_Reginald_Aylmer_Wrottesley_Leckie
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Reginald_Aylmer_Ranfurly_Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
gptkb:Sir_John_Jellicoe
gptkb:Major_William_Leefe_Robinson
gptkb:Captain_Arthur_Whitten_Brown
gptkb:Captain_John_Alcock
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Cyril_Porte
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:military_aircraft
reconnaissance
bombing
fighter operations
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Dog
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4