Royal Flying Corps

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The Royal Flying Corps was the air arm of the British Army during World War I and a predecessor of the Royal Air Force.

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instanceOf air arm
military aviation organization
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
branchOfService British Army
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1918-04-01
emblem RFC roundel
era early military aviation era
establishedByAct Royal Warrant of 1912
formedBy War Office
hasPart Royal Flying Corps Military Wing
linked to: Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps Naval Wing
Royal Flying Corps Reserve
linked to: Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps Training Wing
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
inception 1912-04-13
languageOfCommand English
mergedInto Royal Air Force
motto Per ardua ad astra
notableAce Albert Ball
Edward Mannock
James McCudden
notableCommander David Henderson
Frederick Sykes
Hugh Trenchard
linked to: Lord Trenchard
notableMember Manfred von Richthofen adversaries
parentOrganization British Army
partOf British Army
predecessorOf Royal Air Force
role air superiority
air warfare
artillery spotting
ground attack
reconnaissance
strategic bombing
serviceNumberPeak over 290000 personnel
successor Royal Air Force
theatreOfOperations Italian Front
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Western Front
trainingLocation Netheravon Airfield
Shoreham-by-Sea airfield
Upavon Aerodrome
usedAircraftType Airco DH.2
Airco DH.4
Bristol F.2 Fighter
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Sopwith Camel

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Royal Air Force formedByMergerOf Royal Flying Corps
William Stephenson militaryBranch Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service predecessor Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service mergedWith Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps hasPart Royal Flying Corps Military Wing
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps hasPart Royal Flying Corps Training Wing
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps hasPart Royal Flying Corps Reserve
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Gallipoli Campaign air operations usedBy Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force heraldry influencedBy Royal Flying Corps insignia
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Arthur Tedder servedIn Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Camel primaryUser Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Camel usedBy Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Pup serviceBranch Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Pup operator Royal Flying Corps
Lord Trenchard militaryUnit Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Triplane primaryUser Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Triplane operator Royal Flying Corps
Airco DH.4 usedBy Royal Flying Corps
Airco DH.4 operator Royal Flying Corps
Handley Page O/400 usedBy Royal Flying Corps
No. 111 Squadron RAF service Royal Flying Corps
subject linked to: RAF No. 111 Squadron
Trafford Leigh-Mallory militaryUnit Royal Flying Corps
RAF Waddington formerName Royal Flying Corps Waddington
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Billy Bishop militaryBranch Royal Flying Corps
Australian Flying Corps alliedWith Royal Flying Corps
St Omer wasMilitaryHeadquartersOf Royal Flying Corps
Arthur Harris servedIn Royal Flying Corps
Sopwith Aviation Company majorCustomer Royal Flying Corps
James McCudden militaryBranch Royal Flying Corps
Netheravon Airfield usedBy Royal Flying Corps
Albert Ball militaryBranch Royal Flying Corps
Albert Ball servedIn Royal Flying Corps
Upavon Aerodrome operatedBy Royal Flying Corps
Upavon Aerodrome garrison Royal Flying Corps
Upavon Aerodrome militaryBranch Royal Flying Corps
RFC roundel usedBy Royal Flying Corps
RFC roundel usedByBranch British Army air arm
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 operator Royal Flying Corps
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 usedBy Royal Flying Corps
Airco DH.2 operator Royal Flying Corps
Airco DH.2 enteredServiceWith Royal Flying Corps
Bristol F.2 Fighter primaryUser Royal Flying Corps
Bristol F.2 Fighter operatedBy Royal Flying Corps
Frederick Sykes militaryBranch Royal Flying Corps
Frederick Sykes employer Royal Flying Corps
Frederick Sykes affiliation Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force units historicalPrecursor Royal Flying Corps units
linked to: Royal Flying Corps
No. 11 Squadron RAF historicalPredecessor Royal Flying Corps
No. 11 Squadron RAF service Royal Flying Corps