Air Power and Armies

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX A G.H.Q. PROGRAMMEjor the employment of the R.A.F. in the Battle of Amiens-August 8th, 1918. Formation Z-Z day and Z-I day Night of Z-I/Z Zday Night of ZIZ+ I Z+ I day Second Army Normal activity Normal activity Normal actlvity Normal activity FifthArmy. Increased activity Normal activity Normal activity Normal activity First Army . Increased activity Normal activity Normal activity. Some fighter squadrons to be held in readiNormal activity ness to operate on Third Army front if required. Third Army Normal activity Normal activity Day-bombing squadron to Night-flying squadron to operate on northern portion of work on Fourth Army front Fourth Army front. Fighter north of the Somme. squadrons to be held in read,ness to cO-0P.."rate on Fourth Army front If required. Fourth Army Normal activity. Arrival of Normal activity Fourth Army aviation to be Night-flying squadron to To be decided later in accoradditional squadrons not to employed in accordance with work on Fourth Army dance with the be disclosed by additional orders of G.O.C. Fourth front south of the Somme. course of operabombmg or patrols. Army. No.6 Squadron to cotlOns on Z day. operate with Cavalry Corps. No.8 Squadron to co-operate with tanks. 9th Brigade R.A.F. Working on First and Fifth Some HandleyBombing attack on enemy arroTwo mght-flying squadrons Army fronts and resting. Page machines to dromes in early momin~. (one Handley-Page) to fly over the area Fighter squadrons to work In continue the attack on of tank concen ... conjunctIon with bombers. hostile communications tration to drown Fighter squadrons to be held carried out by day bombers noise of the tanks. in readmess subsequently to in the evenmg. A second counter enemy actIvity on Handley-Page squadron to Fourth Army Front. Bombing attack communications leadattack on enemy communica109 to Fourth Army front tlOns in the evening. Fil!'hter from the north. squadrons to work in conJuncI tlOn with the bombers. ~ Ol ...