Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2015-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 233 Hallam, T. D. The Spider Web: The Romance of a Flying-Boat War Flight E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Spider Web: The Romance of a Flying-Boat War Flight" by T. D. Hallam is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative recounts the experiences and operations of the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I, specifically highlighting the development and utilization of flying-boats, which played a crucial role in anti-submarine warfare in the North Sea. The story is likely centered around the men who operated these flying-boats, particularly focusing on their adventures in the Spider Web patrol strategy designed to hunt enemy submarines. The opening of "The Spider Web" explores the enchanting transformation of aeroplanes into flying-boats and introduces the historical context of their development during wartime. It describes the technological innovations led by Colonel J. C. Porte at Felixstowe Air Station and the operational challenges faced by the pilots in their efforts to combat German U-boats. The narrative sets the stage with an explanation of the flying-boat's structure, its crew dynamics, and the strategic importance of aerial patrols to protect merchant shipping from submarine attacks. It effectively combines technical insights with tales of heroism, imparting a sense of adventure as pilots embark on their daring missions over the treacherous North Sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Canadian World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, British Hallam, T. D. Great Britain. Royal Naval Air Service -- Biography Air pilots, Military -- Canada -- Biography Air pilots, Military -- Great Britain -- Biography Seaplanes -- History D501 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Adventure Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 381092 2025-06-20T07:48:00.663861 text/html 362514 2024-10-22T23:21:33 text/html 2335591 2025-06-20T07:48:08.090871 application/epub+zip 2331847 2025-06-20T07:48:02.021854 application/epub+zip 225875 2025-06-20T07:48:01.338909 application/epub+zip 2439220 2025-06-20T07:48:12.248888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2401770 2025-06-20T07:48:06.929839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299617 2022-09-22T17:50:47.087635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335245 2025-06-20T07:47:59.793860 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315210 2024-10-22T23:21:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17781 2025-06-20T07:48:12.402810 application/rdf+xml 20061 2025-06-20T07:48:01.450908 image/jpeg 2717 2025-06-20T07:48:01.394900 image/jpeg 2271052 2025-06-20T07:48:00.778933 application/octet-stream application/zip