Kitchener's "Double this" memo on the RFC

[Fujdog]

In Vol. 1 of the War In the Air, (page 433) Raleigh quotes the famous 1915 memo note by Kitchener to Brancker that added 'Double this' to the estimated need for fifty service squadrons.

 

Does anyone have the original source of this? Or can give me a rough idea of where to look for it (at Kew, I guess)?

 

Many thanks

 

Jill

[quemerford]

It's apocryphal: covered by Jeff Jefford in Cross & Cockade magazine some time back. IIRC he even highlighted an article which gave a TNA source, even though it doesn't exist in that source.

[Fujdog]

On 04/12/2017 at 17:25, quemerford said:

It's apocryphal: covered by Jeff Jefford in Cross & Cockade magazine some time back. IIRC he even highlighted an article which gave a TNA source, even though it doesn't exist in that source.

Sorry for the delay in responding - kaboom, there's another exploded myth.

 

Many thanks!

 

Jill

[Fujdog]

I wonder if the infamous "What are you going to do about these air raids?" quote from Kitchener to Henderson (also quoted in the official history)  is apocryphal too?