<P> The Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War , until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force . During the early part of the war , the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance . This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots and later in the war included the strafing of enemy infantry and emplacements , the bombing of German military airfields and later the strategic bombing of German industrial and transport facilities . </P>
<P> The Royal Flying Corps ( RFC ) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War , until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force . During the early part of the war , the RFC supported the British Army by artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance . This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots and later in the war included the strafing of enemy infantry and emplacements , the bombing of German military airfields and later the strategic bombing of German industrial and transport facilities . </P>
what was the name of the british air force in ww1
what was the name of the british air force in ww1
The Royal Flying Corps ( RFC )
The Royal Flying Corps ( RFC )