Royal Flying Corps (UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:badge gptkb:RFC_wings
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:established 1912
gptkbp:formedByMergerOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Flying Corps (UK)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Albert_Ball
gptkb:Edward_Mannock
gptkb:James_McCudden
gptkb:William_Avery_Bishop
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:David_Henderson
gptkb:Frederick_Sykes
gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Bloody_April
First use of aerial photography
First use of air-to-air combat
First use of night bombing
First use of parachutes in combat
First use of synchronized machine guns
First use of wireless communication in aircraft
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:primary_theater gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Home_Defence
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
bomber
aerial reconnaissance
air combat
artillery spotting
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Airco_DH.2
gptkb:Avro_504
gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.2
gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5
gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
gptkb:Airco_DH.4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Omega_SA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7