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A detailed chronology of the development of aeronautics and aviation in Russia beginning in the earliest days and the eventual emergence of the Imperial Russian Air Fleet, which is carried through to its dissolution by the Bolsheviks and the beginning of the Communist Air Fleet in March, 1918. There are also chapters on manufacturers, airmen badges, aviation uniforms, flight helmets, markings, flags and pennants, organizational charts, maps of the Russian and Romanian Fronts, and bibliography. This book is a must for anyone who wants to have a better understanding on the aviation contributions of the Imperial Russian Air Fleet during World War I. Contrary to what people have read about Russia's role in World War I, the late author August G. Blume has written a highly original and impressive contribution to the literature of that war.

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