It was in the closing year of the First World War on 1 April 1918 that the Royal Air Force was born from the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps & Royal Naval Air Service Since then the RAF has helped lead the world in the development of aviation & air warfare From the fighters & bombers of the Second World War through the early jet age & into modern remotely piloted air systems the last hundred years' development has been astronomical & the human story no less impressive Here Peter Jacobs gathers the most poignant objects of the RAF's proud history & displays them together in full splendid colour for the first time Aircraft memorials uniforms equipment & some items you would never expect
- it's all here ready to be explored