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The Imperial Aircraft Flotilla — III

The New Zealand government, despite its lack of a homegrown air arm, was little inclined to get involved in the Imperial Aircraft Flotilla. Even though a local Over-Seas Club president happened to have a seat in Cabinet, official participation was largely confined to forwarding money collected by New Zealand individuals and organisations to the Over-Seas

1910s, Academia, Archives, Civil defence, Grants, Phantom airships, mystery aeroplanes, and other panics, Rumours, Tools and methods, Travel 2014

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I’ve been awarded a small grant by the University of New England to fund research into ‘Popular perceptions of the German threat in Britain, 1914-1918’. I’m very fortunate to have received this and very grateful. The basic idea is this: This project will investigate the British public’s reaction to the threat of German attack during

1910s, Archives, Periodicals, Phantom airships, mystery aeroplanes, and other panics

The mystery aeroplane scare in New Zealand — V

I have previously outlined evidence from the New Zealand press for mystery aeroplane sightings in that country in 1918. I think it is clear that the reports, though not great in number, did amount to a scare. Apart from the claims themselves, and the associated talk of aerial or naval bombardment of New Zealand’s major

Archives, Australia, Conferences and talks, Phantom airships, mystery aeroplanes, and other panics, Travel 2013, Travel 2014

Airminded world tour 2013-14

It’s quite a small world tour, admittedly, but two gigs in two countries just qualifies, I think. Little to no moshing is expected. First, I will be giving a paper at the Empire in Peril: Invasion-scares and Popular Politics In Britain 1890-1914 workshop, which is being held at Queen Mary University of London on 14

Cyril Power, Air Raid (1935)
1910s, 1930s, Archives, Art, Pictures

Air Raid

Cyril Power, Air Raid (1935): British biplanes tangling with an unidentified enemy against a smoke-filled sky. It is tempting, given the date, to see this as an air raid of the next war, especially given Power’s marked interest in machines and speed and influence by Futurism and Vorticism. But it could just as well be

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