Tag Archives: Royal Flying Corps

The legendary Sopwith Camel – Icon of WW1 fliers

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

The first really star plane of the Royal AirForce was the Sopwith Camel which was already in service for the Royal Flying Corps. The Camel grew out of the Sopwith Pup, a little fighter introduced in 1916, but which was … Continue reading →

Posted in history, WW1 | Tagged Blackadder, Lest We Forget, Planes, RAF, RAF100, RFC, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps, Sopwith Camel, Western Front, WW1 | 12 Comments

100 Years of the RAF

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

This week sees the 100th anniversary of the oldest dedicated air force in the world, the Royal Airforce or RAF. The formation of the RAF was partly a bureaucratic cost-saving exercise by the Prime Minister Lloyd George. He wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, WW1 | Tagged Claude Grahame-White, RAF, RAF100, Royal Air Force, Royal Flying Corps | 1 Comment

My Film With The CWGC For The 100th Anniversary of Reuel Dunn & The Red Baron

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

You might remember that in early February I received an impromptu telephone call which had me driving and crawling around the old Western Front in France to do a video for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who had seen my … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW1 | Tagged Bloody April, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, First World War, Life, Red Baron, Reuel Dunn, Royal Flying Corps, Video, war, WW1 | 15 Comments

PS. Thanks for being my hero

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

As long-time and regular readers will be aware, I have been for some time been interested in a particular family relation of mine, Serjeant Reuel Dunn who served in the Royal Flying Corps, the precursor to the RAF. He was … Continue reading →

Posted in history, writing, WW1, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Cabaret Rouge Cemetery, history, holidays, Lest We Forget, Life, Red Baron, Reuel Dunn, Royal Flying Corps, Souchez, Vimy Ridge, WW1, Ye Olde England Tours | 12 Comments

WW1: A nation remembers, a family grieves.

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

With the war memorial services of the last week, I thought that I would share just one or two of several family photos related to WW1. Though I already knew of many of their stories, I did quite a bit … Continue reading →