TY  - BOOK
ED  - Mirrorpix,
TI  - The RAF at 100: a century in photographs 
SN  - 9780750994774
U1  - 358.4 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Cheltenham
PB  - The History Press
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Royal Air Force
KW  - History
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Aerial operations, British
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
N1  - First published 2017
N2  - "THE ROYAL AIR FORCE was formed in 1918 to defend the skies over Britain during the First World War and made a major contribution to winning one of the largest and most devastating conflicts of the twentieth century. Yet, when the war ended, its existence as an independent air service came under threat from severe defence cuts and intense scrutiny from some quarters as to whether it was needed at all. The Second World War put paid to all the uncertainty and sealed the RAF's place in the armed services. It has since played a vital role in many large-scale conflicts, as well as in peacekeeping and international aid operations."
ER  -