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First Indian fighter pilot for Royal Flying Corps will be immortalised in statue to remember the thousands of Sikhs who fought for Britain and its allies in WWI.
After receiving its Warrant from King George V, the Royal Flying Corps came into being in May 1912. Peter Snow and his son, the historian Dan Snow, ...
The Royal Flying Corps, brought into existence by a royal warrant signed by George V, absorbed the Royal Navy’s handful of planes and the “Air Battalion” of the Royal Engineers.
They were the Royal Flying Corps-- 39 RFC died here, mostly in crashes, but 1900 combat pilots were trained here. On Memorial Day a special ceremony will be held at the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery ...
A Welsh soldier has been in the cockpit of a World War One aircraft, like the one used by both his great-grandfathers who were pioneers in the Royal Flying Corps.
During World War One, the task of bombing the Germans fell to the five squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps, an elite group based in Hampshire. 100 years on, its servicemen are being remembered.
RAF Wittering continued to be important for innovation during the war and was the home of both fighter and gunnery research ...
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After receiving its warrant from King George V, the Royal Flying Corps came into being in May 1912. Dan flies a World War One trainer and Peter explores the aircraft of the Shuttleworth Collection.