Before Hap Arnold, before Tooey Spaatz, before Douhet and de Sever-sky, even before Billy Mitchell, there was Britain's Hugh M. Trenchard. Yet, Trenchard today rates barely a footnote in most histories of air-power. When mentioned at all, he is remembered mainly as an advocate of an independent air force and as the first true practitioner of strategic bombing. In his day, Trenchard was known as the father of the Royal Air Force―a gruff and forceful patron saint of airpower. He trained and organized the RAF for World War I, then led it into battle, pioneering many of the concepts central to air warfare today. Trenchard the aviator was a dominating presence. He was described by American airpower legend Billy Mitchell as "decided in manner and very direct in speech." The stern and uncompromising officer who eventually found his niche in the Royal Flying Corps started off slouching through his military career. (The RFC, which was formed in April 1912, joined with the Royal Naval Air Service on April 1, 1918, to become the Royal Air Force.)
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机译：在哈普·阿诺德（Hap Arnold）之前，在图伊·斯帕茨（Tooey Spaatz）之前，在杜赫特（Douhet）和德·塞弗斯基（de Sever-sky）之前，甚至在比利·米切尔（Billy Mitchell）之前，都是英国的休·特伦查德（Hugh M. Trenchard）。然而，今天的Trenchard在大多数空中力量的历史中几乎都没有成为脚注。当被提及时，他主要是作为独立空军的拥护者和第一个真正的战略轰炸实践者而被记住的。在他的时代，Trenchard被称为皇家空军之父，他是一个粗暴而有力的空中力量守护神。他为第一次世界大战训练和组织了皇家空军，然后将其投入战斗，开创了当今空战的许多重要概念。飞行员Trenchard占主导地位。美国空中力量传奇人物比利·米切尔（Billy Mitchell）将他形容为“态度决定，讲话非常直接”。这位严厉而毫不妥协的军官最终在皇家飞行队中找到了自己的利基，开始了他整个军事生涯的废。 （RFC成立于1912年4月，并于1918年4月1日与皇家海军航空兵部队合并，成为皇家空军。）
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