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FLYING CORE

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Annie

Annie Report 3 Mar 2005 14:05

Can anyone help please. What is the Flying Core, and what is Demobbed and does anyone know where I can get information from please? thank you annie

Twinkle

Twinkle Report 3 Mar 2005 14:11

Do you mean Flying Corps? There was a Royal Flying Corps around during WWI, an early version of the Royal Air Force. Demobbed means the demobilisation of the armed forces (after a war etc). If it is WWI, then some military service records are at TNA, Kew and medal cards can be downloaded from http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ for £3.50.

Annie

Annie Report 3 Mar 2005 14:13

Hello Twinke. Well my granddad just said he was in the flying core.. maybe he meant flying corps.. what was it did you know what did they do?

Twinkle

Twinkle Report 3 Mar 2005 14:16

'Corps' is pronounced 'core'. I'm not an expert on military history, there could be other divisions in the armed forces with the same name. Does WWI seem like a possible timeframe for your grandfather to have been in the military?

Annie

Annie Report 3 Mar 2005 14:26

Yes definitely Twinkle.... Granddad said it was around that time, do you know where to get info then? annie

Thelma

Thelma Report 3 Mar 2005 14:29

If you Google 'royal flying corps' you will get all you want and more!!!

Heather

Heather Report 3 Mar 2005 14:34

My son was in the Air Training Corp for several years. From what I can remember of various tests he took, the Flying Corp was part of the army when aircrafts first started to be used for warfare and it was some time later that the RAF was formed as a separate force.

Seasons

Seasons Report 3 Mar 2005 15:03

Yes its the Royal Flying Corps which was part of the Army in World War One. When it was separated from the Army it became the newly formed Royal Air Force. My uncle was killed as a young trainee pilot - one story told was that the plane caught fire and as there weren't any parachutes he didn't stand any chance.