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 ...

The Royal Flying Corps was established in 1912. Joe Crowley looks at how the Corps needed amateur pilots to persuade the government of its value, with the first squadron set up at Lark Hill.

Flying-wing aircraft have long been the domain of the military, but airlines and aircraft manufacturers are turning to them for the future of flight.

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, explore how this fledgling corps of the British ...

In 1922 a stained glass window was unveiled in Westminster Abbey to members of the Royal Flying Corps 1914-1918 given by Mrs Louis Bennett.

A fascinating set of Royal Flying Corps training posters that were used to teach novice pilots in the early days of aircraft combat have been unveiled after 102 years.

An ID bracelet worn by the first black pilot to serve with the Royal Flying Corps during World War One has emerged at an auction house.

The statue of the first Indian to fly as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps - the precursor of the RAF - is to be created in Southampton city centre to mark the 'lost history' of ethnic ...

In 1914 the Royal Navy – long the dominant military branch in pre-war Britain – demanded that the RFC’s naval wing be formally separated and established as its own Royal Naval Air Service ...

There are exactly six classes of warship all over the world that can launch and land F-35B stealth jump jets. In 2021, the U.S. Marine Corps operated from five of them. The sixth waits in the wings.

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.

Peter and Dan Snow mark the centenary of the Royal Flying Corps and chart how it advanced from primitive balloons and flimsy biplanes to sophisticated long range bombers. After receiving its ...