British air services in World War I

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British air services in World War I were the aviation branches of the British armed forces, notably the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service (later merged into the Royal Air Force), which conducted reconnaissance, air combat, and bombing operations during the conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of British Armed Forces
military aviation organization
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
developedDoctrine independent strategic air power
endTime 1918
followedBy Royal Air Force
hasPart Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
mergedInto Royal Air Force
mergerDate 1918-04-01
notableAircraft Airco DH.4
Bristol F.2 Fighter
Handley Page O/400
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Pup
notableCommander David Beatty
Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt
Frederick Sykes
Hugh Trenchard
linked to: Lord Trenchard
notableEvent Battle of Arras (1917)
Battle of Britain (First World War air defence operations)
linked to: Battle of Britain

Battle of Cambrai (1917)
linked to: Battle of Cambrai

Battle of the Somme
Third Battle of Ypres
notableUnit No. 4 Squadron RNAS
No. 56 Squadron RFC
operatedIn Home Front (United Kingdom)
Italian Front
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Western Front
opposedBy Austro-Hungarian aviation units
German Air Service
partOf British Armed Forces
role aerial reconnaissance
air superiority
artillery spotting
ground attack
naval aviation support
strategic bombing
tactical bombing
significance first large-scale use of air power by the United Kingdom
startTime 1914
usedAircraftType airship
balloon
bomber aircraft
fighter aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
seaplane

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Robert Little partOf British air services in World War I
No. 11 Squadron RAF notableOperation Western Front air operations in World War I
linked to: British air services in World War I
Caproni notableFor World War I bombers
linked to: British air services in World War I