Aerial Navigation Act 1913

The Aerial Navigation Act 1913 was an amendment of the Aerial Navigation Act 1911, designed to protect British airspace. It was passed within a week and gave the British government the authority to shoot down aircraft flying over prohibited territory.[1][2][3][4]

Aerial Navigation Act 1913
Long titleAn Act to protect British airspace

References

  1. Latey, William (1921). "The Law of the Air". Transactions of the Grotius Society. 7: 77–78. ISSN 1479-1234. JSTOR 742929.
  2. Bartsch, Ron; Bartsch, Ronald I. C. (2016). International Aviation Law: A Practical Guide. Routledge. ISBN 9781317114437.
  3. Higham, Robin (2016). Britain's Imperial Air Routes 1918-1939. Croydon: Fonthill Media. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-78155-370-1.
  4. Holman, Dr Brett (2014). The Next War in the Air: Britain's Fear of the Bomber, 1908–1941. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 9781409447337.
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