The First Royal Air Force (RAF) Pilots

The desire to fly like a bird goes back many centuries and is reflected in the many myths of flying dragons and flying horses such as Pegasus. There has always been a magic about the very idea of flying and that magic is linked to the way all men and women look up at the sky, particularly when the stars are there, and wonder.

RAF pilots experience that wonder every time they sit in their aeroplane, increase the power, and begin the take – off  run.
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