the royal flying corps became the raf on 5 february 1941.
the royal flying corps became the raf on 5 february 1941.
when did the royal flying corps became the raf?
5 february 1941
list of royal flying corps generals









































the following is a list of senior royal flying corps generals. while officially general officers are not considered to belong to any regiment or corps (simply being "late" of their erstwhile regiment), in practice almost all the general officers to hold a royal flying corps-related appointment gained their promotion to the general officer ranks in that appointment and remained in such appointments until the creation of the royal air force on 1 april 1918. royal flying corps generals then became royal air force generals.
list of royal flying corps generals
with the outbreak of the first world war, royal flying corps squadrons were deployed to france in august 1914. although the configuration and effectiveness of the deployed forces owed much to sykes, as a middle-ranking officer he lacked the seniority thought necessary for command in the field. general henderson became the general officer commanding the royal flying corps in the field and sykes acted as his chief of staff from 5 august 1914. on 22 november 1914, henderson was appointed general officer commanding the 1st infantry division and sykes took up command of the royal flying corps in the field. however, sykes did not spend long in command. the decision to post henderson and replace him with sykes was not to lord kitchener's liking and he ordered a reversal of the posting. on 21 december 1914, henderson resumed command of the royal flying corps in the field and sykes was granted the temporary rank of colonel and once again made his chief of staff. he was promoted to the substantive rank of brevet lieutenant colonel on 18 february 1915. with the rapid expansion of the corps, there was a growing debate between those who believed that the corps should remain under central control and those who hoped that its units could be placed under the control of the corps or divisional commanders. unsurprisingly as chief of staff, sykes took the former view and following increasing arguments, sykes was posted on 26 may 1915 being placed at the disposal of the admiralty.
frederick sykes