#VirtualLecture – An ‘admirable achievement’: The ‘War in the Air,’ Creating the Narrative, and the Origins of a Discipline On 23 April 2026 (UK time), I will be delivering a virtual lecture at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum. It is always good to return to the RAF Museum and deliver a lecture, even if my attendance wi…

Don't forget that on 23 April, I will be giving a #VirtualLecture at the @rafmuseum.bsky.social on 'An ‘admirable achievement’: The 'War in the Air,' Creating the Narrative, and the Origins of a Discipline' drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/v... #WW1 #airpowerhistory #plsRT

#OTDIH – The Australian Air Force is formed On 31 March 1921, Australia formed its own air force, the Australian Air Force, which later became the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This branch of Australia’s military did not emerge from a v…

On 31 March 1921, the Australian Air Force was formed, later the Royal Australian Air Force. The selection of the date illustrates the limits of isomorphic culture! drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/o... #RAAF #airpowerhistory #militaryculture

A biplane from the First World War.

A month today, 23 April 2026, @airpowerhistory.bsky.social will be delivering #VirtualLecture on our Crowdcast Channel
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#VirtualLecture – An ‘admirable achievement’: The ‘War in the Air,’ Creating the Narrative, and the Origins of a Discipline On 23 April 2026 (UK time), I will be delivering a virtual lecture at the Royal Air Force (RAF Museum. It is always good to return to the RAF Museum and deliver a lecture, even if my attendance wil…

On 23 April, I will be delivering a #VirtualLecture at the @rafmuseum.bsky.social on the subject of 'An ‘admirable achievement’: The 'War in the Air,' Creating the Narrative, and the Origins of a Discipline' drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/v... #airpowerhistory #WW1 #RAF #plsRT

When discussions in 1958 considered merging the two RAF Staff Colleges at Bracknell and Andover, a new merged college was proposed at RAF Odiham! #airpowerhistory #RAF

#ResearchNote – No. 1 Squadron RAAF Goes to War in Malaya By Dr Ross Mahoney Editorial note: This article first appeared on the author’s website. It has been reproduced here with permission. On 26 July 1950, No. 1 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Forc…

#ResearchNote - No. 1 Squadron RAAF Goes to War in Malaya balloonstodrones.com/2026/03/16/r... #RAAF #ColdWar #airpowerhistory #plsRT

#VirtualLecture – An ‘admirable achievement’: The ‘War in the Air,’ Creating the Narrative, and the Origins of a Discipline On 23 April 2026 (UK time), I will be delivering a virtual lecture at the Royal Air Force (RAF Museum. It is always good to return to the RAF Museum and deliver a lecture, even if my attendance wil…

On 23 April 2026, I will be delivering #VirtualLecture at the @rafmuseum.bsky.social on the subject of 'An ‘admirable achievement’: The 'War in the Air,' Creating the Narrative, and the Origins of a Discipline' drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/v... #WW1 #airpowerhistory #plsRT

#Acquisition – On the Wings of War and Peace The latest addition to my ever-expanding library is an edited work focusing on the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) from the early years of the Cold War through the unification of the…

#Acquisition - On the Wings of War and Peace drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/a... #airpowerhistory #RCAF

Today's library #acquisition... #airpowerhistory #RCAF #ColdWar

Will Khamenei's Death Lead to Regime Change in Iran? #Iran #Khamenei #RegimeChange #USIsraelStrikes #AirpowerHistory
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Will Khamenei's Death Lead to Regime Change in Iran? #Iran #Khamenei #RegimeChange #USIsraelStrikes #AirpowerHistory
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Defining & Funding the USAF’s Role in Continental Defense Featured image depicts a Ground Observer Corps observation post on Vashon Island, Washington, circa 1956. Official U.S. Air Force Photo. AFHRA, IRIS 00501024. The concept of air and space-based def…

Defining & Funding the USAF's Role in Continental Defense afhrafromthestacks.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/u... #airpowerhistory

Did you know that the #RAF once had an overseas Staff College at Haifa in Palestine?drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/researchnote-... #airpowerhistory

#ResearchNote – The RAF Staff College (Overseas) at Haifa During its existence from 1922 to 1997, the Royal Air Force Staff College was located in several different places. When the Staff College was initially founded in 1922, it was located at Andover an…

#ResearchNote - The RAF Staff College (Overseas) at Haifa drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/r... #airpowerhistory #WW2 #RAF

#ResearchNote – Changing Ranks? Rank titles and the structures associated with them are an important part of a military service’s identity and culture because they ‘define among others dominance, authority, as well as roles…

In 1968, 'The RAF Quarterly' published a series of letters advocating for a change to RAF rank titles. Find out more here. drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/r... #airpowerhistory #RAF #ranks #MilitaryCulture

The Case for the Spitfire Being the Greatest Fighter of the Second World War That Mitchell & Smith Look

The Case for the Spitfire Being the Greatest Fighter of the Second World War, by @hushkit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/hushkit/... #airpowerhistory

#ResearchNote – Changing Ranks? Rank titles and the structures associated with them are an important part of a military service’s identity and culture because they ‘define among others dominance, authority, as well as roles…

#ResearchNote – Changing Ranks? drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/r... #airpowerhistory

#ResearchNote – Changing Ranks? Rank structures in the military are an important part of that force’s identity and culture because they ‘define among others dominance, authority, as well as roles and responsibility.’[1] Over time…

Some thoughts on a 1968 proposal to change the RAF's rank structure! drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/r... #airpowerhistory #militaryculture

Skywatch Volume 1: A History of the Royal Observer Corps, 1925 to 1939 By Kevin Wright The 1980s Royal Observer Corps training manual contained a short history of the organisation. This included a description of how Major General Edward Bailey Ashmore organised the ‘L…

Skywatch Volume 1: A History of the Royal Observer Corps, 1925 to 1939 helionbooks.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/s... #airpowerhistory

Just reading a interesting letter in the RAF Quarterly in 1968 by Air Chief Marshal Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman recommending that the RAF rename it top 5 most senior ranks. Interesting... #culture #airpowerhistory

#Interview – Sergeant Joseph Frantz: The First Aerial Combat Victory Editorial note: In 1976, Joseph Frantz, the pilot of the aeroplane credited with the first aerial victory in history, was interviewed by the Service Historique de l’Armėe de l’Air (French Air Force…

#Interview – Sergeant Joseph Frantz: The First Aerial Combat Victory balloonstodrones.com/2026/02/05/i... #airpowerhistory #ww1 #plsRT

#Interview – Sergeant Joseph Frantz: The First Aerial Combat Victory Editorial note: In 1976, Joseph Frantz, the pilot of the aeroplane credited with the first aerial victory in history, was interviewed by the Service Historique de l’Armėe de l’Air (French Air Force…

#Interview – Sergeant Joseph Frantz: The First Aerial Combat Victory balloonstodrones.com/2026/02/05/i... #airpowerhistory #WW1 #plsRT

The social history of a suitcase: tracing the lives of Royal Air Force prisoners of war through one captive’s keepsake This article examines a First World War suitcase lid belonging to Lieutenant Reginald Alfred Charles Brie of the Royal Flying Corps, later RAF, inscribed with his name, those of twenty-two fellow p...

The social history of a suitcase: tracing the lives of Royal Air Force prisoners of war through one captive’s keepsake www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #aviationcultures

Of interest? @sophyantrobus.bsky.social @fasikcl.bsky.social @davidjair.bsky.social @ac1shaw.bsky.social @daccoulon.bsky.social @avculturesconf.bsky.social @justin-br0nk.bsky.social @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social @rafhistory.bsky.social @heatheratacts.bsky.social #airpowerstudies #airpowerhistory

Call for Submissions: Wither Air Power Studies? 2026 marks the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of From Balloons to Drones. To mark this anniversary, From Balloons to Drones plans to publish a series of articles examining the state of air p…

#CallforSubmissions: Wither Air Power Studies? balloonstodrones.com/2026/01/13/c... #airpowerstudies #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #AvGeek

An interesting subject for a thesis at the RAF Staff College at Andover in the late 1940s. Shows that the idea of an Imperial/Commonwealth Air Force survived #WW2. #airpowerhistory #RAF #RCAF #RAAF #RNZAF

First lecture proposal of the year...accepted! #airpowerhistory

And another project begins... #amwriting #airpowerhistory #RAF #PMEmatters

Books to look forward to… (2026 edition) Following on from last year’s post, here are some titles, in no particular order, that I am looking forward to being published this year. There is a clear American flavour to this selection, …

Books to look forward to… (2026 edition) drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/b... #airpowerhistory

A Visit to Imperial War Museum at Duxford As mentioned here, I visited the Imperial War Museum (IWM) at Duxford while I was on vacation in the UK over Christmas. I had a day to myself (my wife and children had gone ahead to Norfolk). So I …

A Visit to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/a... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #aviationcultures #avgeek