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2 days ago · The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by merging the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [6]
4 days ago · Royal Air Force (RAF), youngest of the three British armed services, charged with the air defense of the United Kingdom and the fulfillment of international defense commitments. It is the world’s oldest independent air force.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · The landing of 156,000 British, Canadian, American, Norwegian and Free French troops was, and remains, the largest amphibious operation in military history. ... In the Royal Air Force, the ground ...
3 days ago · The Typhoon jets, flying as JEDI flight, took off from RAF Akrotiri and conducted a friendly intercept of the two B-52s, affectionately known as BUFFs. The bombers will now operate as the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron under the banner of Bomber Task Force Europe 24-3. Throughout the deployment, U.S. Air Force Airmen and aircraft will ...
2 days ago · Midnight: British Royal Air Force bombs German coastal batteries – heavy artillery used against ships and aircraft – north of Caen. Midnight to 2 a.m.: ...
2 days ago · The Typhoon had its combat debut during the 2011 military intervention in Libya with the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Italian Air Force, performing aerial reconnaissance and ground-strike missions. The type has also taken primary responsibility for air-defence duties for the majority of customer nations.
1 day ago · British paratroopers have passports checked after parachuting into France for D-Day event. Jonathan Monti, a French immigration official, told The Sun: “We are doing immigration control and we ...
