Royal Flying Corps Belgium

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:activeDuring 1914
1918
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory
gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5
gptkb:Sopwith_Aviation_Company
gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
gptkb:Bristol_Aeroplane_Company
Avro
Sopwith Camel
Avro 504
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:British_Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:baseLocation Aviation_School_in_Belgium
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Belgian_government
gptkbp:established gptkb:Belgian_government
gptkbp:hasTheme 5
gptkbp:headCoach gptkb:General_Léon_de_Witte
gptkb:Colonel_Paul_de_Smet_de_Naeyer
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:historicalEvent Recognition of achievements
Establishment of memorials
Post-war disbandment
Establishment of air bases
Commemoration of veterans
Influence on future air force structure
Formation in 1914
Contribution to military aviation technology
Development of aviation tactics
Participation in aerial battles
Collaboration_with_Allied_forces
Integration_into_Belgian_Air_Force_in_1920
Legacy_in_Belgian_aviation_history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Belgian military aviation unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Flying Corps Belgium
gptkbp:motto Per Aspera Ad Astra
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Major_Charles_de_la_Croix
Captain Léon de Bruyn
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Belgian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission Air superiority
gptkbp:role Aerial reconnaissance
Bombing missions
Fighter operations
gptkbp:secondaryMission Ground attack
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force
gptkbp:supportRole Pilot training
Observer training