100 Years of the Royal Flying Corps - BBC Radio 4

In this special programme for Radio 4, Peter and Dan Snow look at the centenary of this corps of the British Army and how it advanced from primitive balloons and flimsy biplanes to sophisticated long range bombers. In this clip from the programme Dan looks back on the experience of flying in a World War One trainer and Peter explores the aircraft of the Shuttleworth Collection, all working examples of trainers, fighters and bombers.

More details and broadcast information to be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h5xcq