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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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Airco DH.4
Gallipoli Campaign air operations
Handley Page O/400
Netheravon Airfield
RFC roundel
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
Sopwith Camel
usedBy
Albert Ball
Billy Bishop
Frederick Sykes
James McCudden
Upavon Aerodrome
William Stephenson
militaryBranch
Airco DH.2
Airco DH.4
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Sopwith Pup
Sopwith Triplane
operator
No. 1 Squadron RAF
No. 11 Squadron RAF
No. 111 Squadron RAF
No. 29 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF
service
Royal Flying Corps ("Royal Flying Corps Military Wing")
Royal Flying Corps ("Royal Flying Corps Training Wing")
Royal Flying Corps ("Royal Flying Corps Reserve")
hasPart
Bristol F.2 Fighter
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Triplane
primaryUser
Albert Ball
Arthur Harris
Arthur Tedder
servedIn
Airco DH.2
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2
enteredServiceWith
Lord Trenchard
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
militaryUnit
Bristol F.2 Fighter
Upavon Aerodrome
operatedBy
Frederick Sykes
affiliation
Australian Flying Corps
alliedWith
Frederick Sykes
employer
No. 2 Squadron RAF
formationService
Royal Air Force
formedByMergerOf
RAF Waddington ("Royal Flying Corps Waddington")
formerName
Upavon Aerodrome
garrison
No. 1 Squadron RAF
hasLineageFrom
Royal Air Force units ("Royal Flying Corps units")
historicalPrecursor
No. 11 Squadron RAF
historicalPredecessor
Royal Air Force heraldry ("Royal Flying Corps insignia")
influencedBy
Sopwith Aviation Company
majorCustomer
Royal Naval Air Service
mergedWith
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps ("British Royal Flying Corps")
operatedWith
No. 6 Squadron RAF
partOf
Royal Naval Air Service ("Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps")
predecessor
Sopwith Pup
serviceBranch
RFC roundel ("British Army air arm")
usedByBranch
St Omer
wasMilitaryHeadquartersOf

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