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The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance .
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation.. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army. Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 April 1912, until its merging with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) to form the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918.
The airship service was disbanded 1 January 1914 and all airships transferred to the RNAS. See List of British airships. British Army Airship No.3/Baby/Beta/Beta II; No.2A – 1910– Delta – 1912–1914; Epsilon I and Epsilon II – Eta 1913–1914 [92] Clément-Bayard II Zeta 1910–1910; Lebaudy Morning Post 1910–1911 [93]
The Royal Flying Corps brigades were organizational formations of British military aircraft and personnel during World War I that typically controlled several wings.The air brigade system was introduced into the Royal Flying Corps in late 1915 and initially retained by the Royal Air Force on its establishment on 1 April 1918.
This is a list of personnel numbers in the Royal Air Force, from its inception in 1918, up until the modern day. Royal Air Force staffing numbers have fluctuated with periodic demand, however, since the end of the Second World War , numbers have decreased steadily and the RAF itself has shrunk in terms of operating bases.
No. 76 Squadron RAF; Active: 15 Sept 1916 – 1 April 1918 1 April 1918 – 13 June 1919 12 April 1937 – 8 April 1940 30 April 1940 – 2 May 1940 1 May 1941 – 1 September 1946 9 Dec 1953 – 30 December 1960 1 May 2007 – 20 May 2011: Country: United Kingdom: Branch: Royal Air Force: Motto(s) Resolute [1] Commanders; Notable commanders