Independent Air Force Questions
This is kind of a historical series of questions related to the formation of the various independent Air Forces around the world.
1.) Who was the first person to think of the idea of an independent Air Force?
2.) Was Giulio Douhet inspired by Hugh Trenchard or vice versa? Did they come up with their basic ideas on their own?
3.) I know Billy Mitchell was inspired by Hugh Trenchard and the RAF, but how much influence did Trenchard's (and the RAF) concepts have in influencing Mitchell's ideas and concepts?