Royal Naval Air Service
| Royal Naval Air Service | |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Datum | 1914-1918 |
| Land |  Storbritannien |
| Försvarsgren |  Royal Navy |
| Tjänstetecken | |
| Nationalitetssymbol 1914-1915 |  |
The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) var Royal Navys flygstridskrafter 1914-1918.
Organisatorisk översikt
Mellan 1912 och 1914 tillhörde marinflyget Royal Flying Corps, som dess Naval Wing. 1914 överfördes det till Royal Navy under namnet Royal Naval Air Service. Denna slogs 1918 samman med Royal Flying Corps till Royal Air Force. Flottan fick under 1920-30-talen lita till RAF för flygunderstöd, något som med tiden visade sig vara otillfredsställande. 1937 bildades därför Fleet Air Arm.
Militära grader i RNAS 1918
Squadron Commander - löjtnants vederlike - bar två stjärnor ovanför galonerna för att utmärka sin grad. Flight Commander bar en stjärna; Flight Lieutenant bar ingen stjärna. Wing Captain som inte var Captain, R.N. bar tre galoner med en stjärna ovan.
| RNAS | Observers RNAS | Motsvarande grad i Royal Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Wing Captain | - | Captain RN |
| Wing Commander | - | Commander RN |
| Squadron Commander 8 år som löjtnants vederlike | Observer Lieutenant-Commander RN | Lieutenant-Commander RN |
| Squadron Commander | - | Lieutenant RN 4 år i graden |
| Flight Commander | - | |
| Flight Lieutenant | Observer Lieutenant RN | Lieutenant RN |
| Fligth Sub-Lieutenant | Observer Sub-Lieutenant RN | Sub-Lieutenant RN |
| Warrant Officer 1st grade | - | Commissioned Warrant Officer |
| Warrant Officer 2nd grade | Warrant Officer 2nd grade | Warrant Officer |
| Probationary Flight Officer | Probationary Observer Officer RN | Midshipman |
| Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 1st grade Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 2nd grade Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd grade Aircraft Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer | Chief Petty Officer |
| Petty Officer Mechanic Aircraft Petty Officer | Petty Officer | Petty Officer |
| Leading Mechanic Leading Aircraftman | Leading Seaman | Leading Seaman |
| Air Mechanic 1st grade Air Mechanic 1st grade (Acting) Aircraftman 1st class | - | Able Seaman |
| Air Mechanic 2nd grade Aircraftman 2nd class | - | Ordinary Seaman |
| Boy Mechanic | - | Boy |
Källa:[1]
Referenser
- ^ The Navy List January 1918, London: HMSO 1918, s. 2242, 2311, 2343, 2403.
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Roderick Stanley (Stan) Dallas, No 1 Squadron, RNAS. Born in Queensland, Dallas sailed to England at the start of the First World War, seeking flight training and after being accepted into the RNAS, was commissioned as a Flight Sub Lieutenant, joining No 1 Squadron in December 1915. During his service on the Western Front, in 1916 and 1917, he proved himself as an exceptional pilot and on 14 June 1917 he was made Commanding Officer of his Squadron. In 1918 after the amalgamation of the two air services to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was transferred to 40 Squadron RAF and held the rank of Major. While on a reconnaissance operation, Dallas was struck with 3 bullets to his leg, after his safe return to base he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) having already been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and Bar and the French award, the Croix de Guerre and Palm. Major Dallas was killed in action on 1 June 1918, aged 26, while engaged in combat with Fokker Triplanes over France and is buried at Pérnes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Major Dallas is officially credited with shooting down thirty nine enemy aircraft.
Roderick Stanley (Stan) Dallas, No 1 Squadron, RNAS. Born in Queensland, Dallas sailed to England at the start of the First World War, seeking flight training and after being accepted into the RNAS, was commissioned as a Flight Sub Lieutenant, joining No 1 Squadron in December 1915. During his service on the Western Front, in 1916 and 1917, he proved himself as an exceptional pilot and on 14 June 1917 he was made Commanding Officer of his Squadron. In 1918 after the amalgamation of the two air services to form the Royal Air Force (RAF), he was transferred to 40 Squadron RAF and held the rank of Major. While on a reconnaissance operation, Dallas was struck with 3 bullets to his leg, after his safe return to base he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) having already been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) and Bar and the French award, the Croix de Guerre and Palm. Major Dallas was killed in action on 1 June 1918, aged 26, while engaged in combat with Fokker Triplanes over France and is buried at Pérnes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Major Dallas is officially credited with shooting down thirty nine enemy aircraft.
