The success of German air raids was one of the reasons the Royal Air Force was formed in April ... At the start of World War One Britain was protected by the largest navy in the world.

The Royal Flying Corps, which became the Royal Air Force in 1918, played an increasingly critical role in the fighting and a new type of hero was born, the flying ace. In the summer of 1918 ...

A century ago, as the aftermath of World War One brought into sharp focus ... The Auxiliary Air Force, now referred to as the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, recruited civilian air and ground crew ...