13th April 1912: the Formation of the Royal Flying Corps
On this day in 1912 King George V signed a royal warrant establishing the Royal Flying Corps. It was established with an army branch and a naval branch, with the latter formerly separating two years later to become the Royal Naval Air Service. In 1918, towards the end of the First World War, the two branches were combined to create the new Royal Air Force, independent of and equal to the British Army and Royal Navy.
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