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Old 4th Nov 2013, 16:50
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Re-writing History?

Came across this in a bookshop..



Seems the RAF was formed in 1912!
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…and ended in 2012, which is 2 years later than I thought.
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Well the front cover review was done by the Mail, so that has to be a kiss of death.


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Well, the Army Balloon Factory was renamed the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1912...
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No doubt referring to the signing of the Royal Warrant establishing the RFC 13 April 1912. Pity they couldn't tell the diference re RFC/RAF.

The foundation date for the RAF was not particularly auspicious though - 1 April 1918.
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We know when the RAF was formed but the story didn't start in 1918 and from the review, it looks like a well written and researched book.
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The hardback - well, the one sitting six feet away from me at the moment - has a different subtitle, the more accurate 'One hundred years of British aerial warfare'. Very odd.

I await the posts claiming that the retitling is all an evil plot by Timo Anderson coercing the publisher with weary cynicism...
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