. . "Outlines how to research Royal Air Force records for those men and women who served in Great Britain's armed forces."@en . "Guide for family historians"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Tracing your air force ancestors" . "Tracing your air force ancestors : a guide for family historians"@en . "Tracing your air force ancestors"@en . . . . "Tracing your Air Force ancestors : a guide for family historians" . . "Handbooks and manuals"@en . "Handbooks and manuals" . . . . "Sources"@en . "Sources" . . . . "Whether you are interested in the career of an individual air-man or woman, researching medals awarded to a pilot or crew member or just want to know more about a particular squadron or operation, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the air force, its history or organization, Phil Tomaselli explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. He also recommends resources available online as well as books and memoirs. Each era in air force history is described, from the pioneering days."@en . "Electronic books"@en . . "In this fully revised second edition of his best-selling Tracing Your Air Force Ancestors, Phil Tomaselli explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. Whether you are interested in the career of an individual air-man or woman, researching medals awarded to a pilot or crew member or just want to know more about a particular squadron or operation, this handbook will point you in the right direction. Each era in air force history is described, from the pioneering days of early aviation and the formation of the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War to the creation of the Royal Air Force, its operations during the Second World War and its post-war development. Phil Tomaselli outlines the evolving organization of the air force in each period. He also provides pointers and examples which should help researchers find the records of units and bases that individuals served in, the kind of work they did, the aeroplanes they worked with and the men and women they worked alongside. His handbook is an essential source of reference for family historians who want to find out about an ancestor who served in the air force." . . "Airmen Great Britain Biography Sources." . . "England" . . "Airmen Great Britain Archival resources." . . "Great Britain" . . "REFERENCE Genealogy & Heraldry." . . "Great Britain. Royal Air Force" . .