Pam - the Royal Flying Corps was simply a branch of the Army up till the formation of the Royal Air Force 1/4/18, at which time the force became autonomous and amongst other things became responsible for its own records. RFC men's records prior to 1/4/18 were Army records and were treated exactly the same way as a soldier's papers. If the man was discharged from the RFC / Army prior to 1/4/18 then his records remained the army's responsibility. If he was still serving in the RFC / Army as of 1/4/18 then his records were transferred to the RAF. regards - Tom Tulloch-Marshall WW1 Military Research website > http://www.btinternet.com/~prosearch/index.html