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The field of play : military and sport in Southern Alberta communities during the Second World WarKabeary, Jennifer January 2012 (has links)
Prior to the beginning of the Second World War discussions of air force training
between Britain and Canada, were ongoing, but never agreed upon. The declarations of war
on Germany from Britain and Canada forced these discussions to a resolution as the air force
was a crucial component of military operations. On December 17, 1939 the agreement known
as the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) was signed. The agreement
intended that Canada would train all of the Allied air force throughout the war. The
repercussions of the agreement meant that communities across the country became home to
training schools and air force personnel. This study employs geographic and relational
aspects of community theory in the investigation of the role of sport in the relationship
building process between military and civilian communities in Southern Alberta. Sport
provided common ties and opportunities for social interaction in the relationship-building
process between BCATP schools and Southern Alberta communities. Towns were losing
many of the men and women who were playing sport as they joined the services and air force
personnel were replacing them; thereby keeping sport at all levels from completely shutting
down during the war. This study highlights the changes in the sporting landscape as military
sport transitioned from a spectacle to becoming indispensable to local communities. Specific
case studies of basketball and lacrosse in Macleod, hockey in Claresholm and Lethbridge,
soccer in Medicine Hat and sporting charity events indicate the depth to which schools
integrated into towns through sport. Situated within pertinent secondary sources from history,
sociology and sport studies this study draws on six Southern Alberta newspapers, town
council meeting minutes and archival data from the Nanton Bomber Museum, The
Claresholm Museum, The Galt Museum and Archives and the Esplanade Heritage Centre. / ix, 184 leaves ; 29 cm
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A historical view of air policing doctrine lessons from the British experience between the wars, 1919-1939 /Longoria, Michael A. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 28, 2003). "May 1992." Includes bibliographical references.
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Soviet air power and the impact of technologyKelly, Eugene M. January 1983 (has links)
This study was designed to examine the relationships between the doctrines of Soviet air power and the changes in aviation capability affected through technological advancement. The Study was limited in scope to those changes in aviation technology which have had large scale application, and were examined from a historical perspective.The study was accomplished by dividing Soviet air power into five distinct segments based on existing Soviet administrative divisions. The divisions are as follows: Frontal Aviation, Strategic Aviation, Military Transport/Commercial Aviation, Air Defense Aviation and Naval Aviation. The growth of each segment and the development of its unique role within the structure of Soviet air power, from its earliest beginnings, was examined historically and analyzed for technologically induced change. When the effects of technological change extended across two or more segments of Soviet air power, each segment was analyzed on an individual basis. While the examination of the question failed to yield a clearly definable direct link between the advancements of Soviet aviation technology and the development of the doctrines of Soviet air power, it did reveal a positive correlation between the expansion of the role of Soviet air power and the advances made in aviation technology. Clearly the ability of the Soviet aviation industry to produce ever more capable aircraft has allowed the various segments of Soviet air power to develop ever more challenging doctrines.
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Using regression analysis to investigate relationships of ASVAB selector composites to end-of-course grades for students in aircraft maintenance training programs in the Air ForceByrd, John L. (John Luclon) 12 1900 (has links)
Aircraft maintenance training programs in the Air Force have evolved from an almost exclusively mechanical orientation to one that is largely electronic. The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) with its four selector composites (Mechanical, Administration, General, and Electronic) has been in use for over 20 years. The mechanical (M) composite score is used to identify those who will be trained in aircraft maintenance.
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The plan put into practice USAAF bombing doctrine and the Ploesti campaign /Seyer, Sean H. January 1900 (has links)
Title from title page of PDF (University of Missouri--St. Louis, viewed March 8, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-111).
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The airborne concept in the South African military, 1960-2000 : strategy versus tactics in small warsAlexander, Edward George McGill January 2016 (has links)
Text in English / Restricted files have not been uploaded / The thesis commences by elaborating on the concept of vertical envelopment as a form of military manoeuvre and defining airborne operations as comprising parachute, helicopter and air-landed actions. It goes on to describe strategy and tactics as they apply to the discussion before briefly tracing the development internationally of vertical envelopment and the thinking of the South African military about airborne operations during the Second World War.
Events leading up to the decision by the South African military to acquire helicopters and to train paratroopers in 1960 are examined and the early operational employment of helicopters is analysed. The establishment of 1 Parachute Battalion is discussed in the light of the absence of a clear understanding of how it should be employed. Moving on to the commencement of the conflict known as the Southern African Thirty Year War, the issue of strategic versus tactical application of an airborne capability during operations in Namibia, Angola and Rhodesia is defined.
Strategic application is then illustrated by specific independent airborne strikes, and the requirement for an airborne brigade to plan and conduct such operations is highlighted. The establishment of 44 Parachute Brigade and the difficulties experienced in its development are reviewed before scrutinising the tactical use of airborne forces in support of other ground forces.
The high point in organisation and capability of the airborne forces of the South African Defence Force at the time of the ending of the Thirty Year War is appraised and the unfulfilled potential of the capability is elucidated. Faced with change and uncertainty, the employment of the paratroopers in urban operations during the height of the civil unrest is examined. This is followed by probing the response of the paratrooper organisation to severe budget cuts, enforced reorganisation and relocation, the ending of conscription and integration into the new South African National Defence Force following the country’s first democratic elections in 1994.
The thesis concludes with an evaluation of the airborne actions during the incursion by South Africa into Lesotho in 1998 and an assessment of the implications of the loss of a strategic airborne capability. / History / D. Litt. et Phil. (History)
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JB-2: America's First Cruise MissileQuigg, Gary Francis January 2014 (has links)
My research provides a historical and archaeological context for this thesis, in which I argue the JB-2 missile is historically significant as a unique example of the rapid duplication of enemy technology for both physical and psychological retaliation, as a crucial link in the chain of development for America’s cruise missile program, and for its role in early Cold War deterrence. Jet Bomb model number 2 (JB-2), America’s first operationally successful, mass produced cruise missile, developed as a direct copy of the German V-1, with slight variation in manufacture due to differences between German and American components, machinery and tooling. Continuing modifications of the JB-2 during its service life led to improvements in performance, control, and accuracy. From 1944 to 1953, the JB-2 transitioned from a weapon quickly prepared for wartime deployment to an essential test vehicle for the United States Army, Air Force and Navy while supporting the U.S. policy of containment during the early Cold War.
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