Producer, Radio 4's 100 Years of the Royal Flying Corps The Royal Flying Corps came into being 100 years ago and played a key role in World War I - but who were its heroic pilots and why was the ...

Sadly, he had no mementos from his service, so he was delighted to receive a Royal Marine beret and cap badge from ... he served in the Royal Marine Corps. After the war, he became the head ...

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 ...