how did this air force originate?
Following publication of the "Smuts report" prepared by Jan Smuts the RAF was founded on 1 April 1918
Royal Air Force
ollowing publication of the "Smuts report" prepared by Jan Smuts the RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, 
who was william harper? He was a politician, general contractor and Royal Air Force fighter pilot where was he born? Born in Calcutta which political party was he a member of? Dominion Party can you mention any political achievement of his? Called for Rhodesia to abolish black representation in parliament and adopt "a form of political apartheid". when did he join the air force? Joined the RAF in 1937
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Royal Air Force [SEP] Origins
While the British were not the first to make use of heavier-than-air military aircraft, the RAF is the world's oldest independent air force: that is, the first air force to become independent of army or navy control. Following publication of the "Smuts report" prepared by Jan Smuts the RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, with headquarters located in the former Hotel Cecil, during the First World War, by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). At that time it was the largest air force in the world. After the war, the service was drastically cut and its inter-war years were relatively quiet, with the RAF taking responsibility for the control of Iraq and executing a number of minor actions in other parts of the British Empire.