1911? Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries...
...from that I can guess you know what is coming next?
France were first to indentify the need for a military air force:
From
December 1909, the French Department of War began to send army officers and NCOs from all branches of the army, especially engineering and artillery, to undergo flying training at civilian schools as “pupil-pilots” (
élèves-pilotes). In
March 1910, the
Établissement Militaire d'Aviation (EMA) was created to conduct experiments with aircraft. The
Aéronautique Militaire was created on
22 October 1910.
Much as it "gauls" myself to say it (geddit?)
The B Word
PS - better idea here on reloction:
1. Sell Sandhurst - very good property values in Surrey and give profits to Govt. Give the pongos to the RAF Regt.
2. Sell Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth - again good property values on the South Hams and give profits to Govt. Start up the RAF Marine Branch again.
3. All relocate to Royal Air Force College Cranwell - now that is value for money for the country that is broke! Roll "teeny weeny airlines" and what's left of the Fish-head's Air Arm (after all it used to be the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force 70-odd years ago) into the RAF. Double Bonus: No more inter-service whining about "Look Sir, their in Hotels"...
4. Job done
