Carl_Brisgamer
04-01-2010, 00:26
92 years ago today, on April 1st, 1918, the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service combined to form the Royal Air Force. The creation of the new force was based on the Smuts Report prepared by South African Field Marshal Jan Smuts who served in the Imperial War Cabinet. To emphasize the merger of both military and naval aviation in the new service, many of the titles of officers were deliberately chosen to have a naval flavour, such as Flight Lieutenant, Wing Commander, Group Captain, and Air Commodore. The newly created RAF was the most powerful air force in the world on its creation, with over 20,000 aircraft.
Happy birthday RAF!
Cheers,
Carl.
Happy birthday RAF!
Cheers,
Carl.