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Who are we?

The Great War Aviation Society (previously known as Cross & Cockade International) are THE experts in WW1 aviation history. We have around 1,000 members in 25+ countries all over the world. We are registered UK charity number 1117741. All trustees, officers of the society and contributors to the journal give their services voluntarily.

What do we do?

We research and publish information on all aspects of the First World War in the air, 1914 - 1918. We are best known for our high quality journal, produced quarterly, which contains articles written by the members. Check out our constitution (revised 2015) in PDF format.

Cross & Cockade GB was formed in 1970 as the British arm of Cross & Cockade in the USA, which was formed in 1960. We changed our name to Cross & Cockade International when the US society folded in 1986 and on 31st January 2007 we became a registered charity. On 1st September 2022 we changed our name to The Great War Aviation Society.