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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/air-force.htm Royal Airforce records online at National Archives]. Include officers' service records 1918-1919 and Women's Royal Airforce Service records 1918-1920. Free index search but there is a charge for downloading full record.
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**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/airman-royal-flying-corps/ Royal Flying Corps airmen]
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/officer-royal-flying-corps/ Royal Flying Corps officers]
*:The service records of RFC airman who died or were discharged before the foundation of the RAF were kept with the British Army personnel records.
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/royal-air-force-personnel/ Royal Air Force personnel]
*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/royalairforce/raf.html Royal Air Force] British Library Help for Researchers
:'''Note''': Some details of the earlier Royal Flying Corps appeared in the'' Naval Lists'', for example [https://archive.org/stream/navylistjan1915grea#page/714/mode/1up January 1915 ''Naval List''] For online Naval Lists, see [[Military periodicals online#Navy List|Military periodicals online -Navy Lists]]. Later Royal Flying Corps information appears to have been included in the ''Army Lists'' .For online editions see the same Fibiwiki page [[Military periodicals online]].
*Held on the pay website findmypast (see [[Royal_Air_Force#External_links|External links]] section), are datasets in the category Armed forces & conflict, titled
*[http://www.raf.mod.uk/links/contacts.cfm Royal Air Force: Contacts]
*[http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk Royal Air Force Museum] London, NW9. The website includes a ‘Research' category, which includes details of a Library collection, which contains a "substantial collection of periodicals produced by RAF stations and units, which provide a fascinating insight into service life" and Archives collection, including [http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default/archive-collection/first-world-war-casualty-cards.aspx First World War Casualty cards] (which extend to 1928, and cover all theatres of operation). Some records, including Casualty Cards, are now available online for free at a companion website [http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/page/26565-home Royal Air Force Museum Story Vault]. The Search facility is accessed through the 'Archive' tab. Currently (August 2014) the Search results appear erratic, and it may be preferable to search on surname only.
:Records available from the RAF Museum which provide useful information include Casualty Forms (which are different records from the Casualty Cards) and also Medical Cards (Form 6495).<ref> quemerford. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/248960-raf-service-record-can-you-help-decipher/&do=findComment&comment=2510144 RAF service record: can you help decipher?] ''Great War Forum'' 1 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.</ref>
*[http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/home.html Royal Flying Corps] airhistory.org.uk. Includes a People Index.
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