the Royal Flying Corps
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˈflaɪɪŋ kɔː/
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl ˈflaɪɪŋ kɔːr/
(abbreviation the RFC)
- the name of the first British air force, formed in 1912. It became the Royal Air Force in 1918.
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the Royal Flying Corps