A few hints on researching relatives who served in the RFC.

    The Public Records Office is the first port of call for anyone wanting to trace their relatives.
    The following three books contain official combat reports, including the names of pilots and observers:

• Royal Flying Corps Communiques 1915-1916    Ed. Christopher Cole    Tom Donovan Publishing    1-871085-03-9
• Royal Flying Corps Communiques 1917-1918    Ed. Chaz Bowyer         Tom Donovan Publishing    1-898697-79-5
• Royal Air Force Communiques 1918                  Ed. Christopher Cole    Tom Donovan Publishing    1-871085-04-7

    The following book contains a list and biography of British and Commonwealth fighter aces:

• Above the Trenches                                           Christopher Shores,      Grub Street                        0-948817-19-4
                                                                            Norman Franks & Russell Guest 

    The following book contains a list of British, Commonwealth and American casualties from enemy action:

• The Sky Their Battlefield                                     Trevor Henshaw          Grub Street                       1-898697-30-2 

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