SHIPBORNE into BATTLE

The Dardanelles campaign of 1915 pioneered the use of aircraft at sea. Despite the inevitable teething troubles, the impact on the future of aerial and naval warfare was huge DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN A Short 166 suspended from Ark Royal’s crane in an image thought to have been taken in Kephalo Bay, Imbros during the Dardanelles campaign. A stalwart of the spotting operations from the carrier, the Short — coincidentally serialled 166 — was also operated from the monitor HMS Roberts. NATIONAL