Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Naval Air Service
Information
Datum	1914-1918
Land	Storbritannien
Försvarsgren	Royal Navy
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Nationalitetssymbol 1914-1915

The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) var Royal Navys flygstridskrafter 1914-1918.

Organisatorisk översikt

Mellan 1912 och 1914 tillhörde marinflyget Royal Flying Corps, som dess Naval Wing. 1914 överfördes det till Royal Navy under namnet Royal Naval Air Service. Denna slogs 1918 samman med Royal Flying Corps till Royal Air Force. Flottan fick under 1920-30-talen lita till RAF för flygunderstöd, något som med tiden visade sig vara otillfredsställande. 1937 bildades därför Fleet Air Arm.

Militära grader i RNAS 1918

Squadron Commander - löjtnants vederlike - bar två stjärnor ovanför galonerna för att utmärka sin grad. Flight Commander bar en stjärna; Flight Lieutenant bar ingen stjärna. Wing Captain som inte var Captain, R.N. bar tre galoner med en stjärna ovan.

RNAS	Observers RNAS	Motsvarande grad i Royal Navy
Wing Captain	-	Captain RN
Wing Commander	-	Commander RN
Squadron Commander 8 år som löjtnants vederlike	Observer Lieutenant-Commander RN	Lieutenant-Commander RN
Squadron Commander	-	Lieutenant RN 4 år i graden
Flight Commander	-
Flight Lieutenant	Observer Lieutenant RN	Lieutenant RN
Fligth Sub-Lieutenant	Observer Sub-Lieutenant RN	Sub-Lieutenant RN
Warrant Officer 1st grade	-	Commissioned Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer 2nd grade	Warrant Officer 2nd grade	Warrant Officer
Probationary Flight Officer	Probationary Observer Officer RN	Midshipman
Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 1st grade Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 2nd grade Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd grade Aircraft Chief Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer
Petty Officer Mechanic Aircraft Petty Officer	Petty Officer	Petty Officer
Leading Mechanic Leading Aircraftman	Leading Seaman	Leading Seaman
Air Mechanic 1st grade Air Mechanic 1st grade (Acting) Aircraftman 1st class	-	Able Seaman
Air Mechanic 2nd grade Aircraftman 2nd class	-	Ordinary Seaman
Boy Mechanic	-	Boy

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Referenser

1. The Navy List January 1918, London: HMSO 1918, s. 2242, 2311, 2343, 2403.

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