Royal Air Force (RAF)

Armed service charged with the air defense of Britain and other international defense obligations. It originated in 1911, when an air battalion of the Royal Engineers was formed with one balloon and one airplane company. The air battalion was assumed into the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in 1912, and in 1918 the RFC and Royal Naval Air Services were merged into the RAF. (The Fleet Air Arm was returned to the Royal Navy in 1937.) The Royal Air Force College was established at Cranwell, Lincolnshire, in 1920 and the RAF Staff College at Andover, Hampshire, in 1922. During World War II, pilots of the RAF Fighter Command distinguished themselves in the Battle of Britain, and Bomber Command conducted massive bombing raids on the German homeland. All front-line units are now combined under the RAF Strike Command; Personnel and Training Command handles recruiting, training, pensions, and other personnel issues. Uniformed RAF personnel numbered some 48,000 at the start of the 21st century.

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In 1929, British Air Force flying boats made the calm waters off Abu Dhabi their main base, while Bani Yas Island was used for refuelling.

A time for close friends by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)

This husband and wife collaboration offers a fascinating insight into the life of a British air force gunner in the latter part of World War 2.

Manning, Mick & Brita Granstrom: Tail-End Charlie by Cohen, John / Reading Time

According to The Telegraph, the secret government papers further go on to say that at that time, the British Air Force had only enough ammo to fight for two days, while the Army and Navy were no match for the Soviets.

Soviet Union could have overrun UK in the 1970s by Asian News International

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