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	Air force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This does not stop armies and especially navies from possessing air arms to support their land or sea operations, although some, such as the Canadian Air Force operate all military aircraft, even when they are attached to Canadian Army units.
		Some air forces such as the British Royal Air Force (RAF) have a unique rank structure; other air forces such as the United States Air Force (USAF) have a rank structure on the Enlisted side that is unique, but the Officer corps uses Army-style rank.
		The organization structures of the air forces also vary: some air forces (such as the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force) are divided into commands, groups and squadrons; others (such as the Soviet Air Force) have an Army-syle organizational structure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_force (364 words)

	Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces.
		Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the occupation of southern Iraq by British Forces, the RAF is deployed at Basra.
		British aircraft in the early stages of the First World War carried the Union Flag as an identifying feature, however this was easy to confuse with the German Iron Cross motif.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Air_Force (3632 words)

	Sri Lanka Air Force
		Air Force has replaced the Union flag of the RAF ensign with the lion flag which was the flag of the country at that time.
		To enable British forces to identify British aircrafts, the Union Jack was painted on the upper and lower planes.
		Maroon and yellow vertical stripes are the Sri Lankan Air Force fin flash which are the colours of the old flag of Kandy, the ancient kingdom in the centre of the island.
	www.fotw.net /Flags/lk^af.html (547 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		An interim flag was produced to represent the Royal Air Force at the armistice celebrations; a 'white ensign' with an overall dark blue St George's Cross, the Royal Air Force eagle in the centre of the cross, and a royal crown above it on the vertical arm of the cross.
		The new ensign was described as, "the Ensign of the Royal Air Force defaced by the addition of the letters N Z superimposed in white upon the red roundel of the ensign" (AIR 30/140).
		The Queen's Colour for the Royal Air Force is in the form of the Royal Air Force Ensign, with the Royal Cypher in gold, ensigned with the Royal Crown in proper colours in the centre.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-raf.html (4351 words)

	Royal Air Force
		The British government grew increasingly concerned about the growth of the Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany and in 1938 Vice Marshal Charles Portal, Director of Organization at the Air Ministry, was given the responsibility of establishing 30 new air bases in Britain.
		Air Chief Marshal Charles Portal and the new head of Bomber Command, Arthur Harris, developed the policy of area bombing (known in Germany as terror bombing) where entire cities and towns were targeted.
		Defence against air attacks required the production of thousands of anti-aircraft guns, the stockpiling of tremendous quantities of ammunition over the country, and holding in readiness hundreds of thousands of soldiers, who in addition had to stay in position by their guns, often totally inactive, for months at a time.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWraf.htm (7422 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sri Lanka - The Air Force \| Sri Lankan Information Resource
		In its early years, the air force was engaged primarily in immigration patrol, with occasional assistance in emergency relief.
		The air force had a fleet of approximately eighty aircraft, of which sixty-four were reported to be operational in early 1988.
		Government forces reportedly also used helicopters on "bombing" missions; frequently operating without conventional bombs, air force troops reportedly dropped hand grenades stuffed in wine glasses so that the lever would not be released until the glass shattered on the ground.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/sri-lanka/sri-lanka167.html (1239 words)

	Air Forces - Encyclopedia FunTrivia
		The Tornado F.3 is the RAF's prime air defence fighter.
		Similarly air in air, being weightless, cannot exert pressure on the lower layers, and ultimately the surface of the earth.
		For complete comfort, cooling the air by air conditioning should always be accompanied by its dehumidification.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/World/Air-Forces-5903.html (1106 words)

	British Air-Force
		The Royal Air Force makes a vital contribution as a force for good in the world by delivering flexible air power wherever it is needed.
		Air and surface contacts are detected by its AN/APY-2 surveillance radar and information is transmitted to ground and ship-based units using a wide variety of digital data links, allowing up to 600 low-flying aircraft to be tracked at any one time.
		The first jet bomber to serve with the Royal Air Force, the English Electric Canberra was designed with no defensive armament, relying instead on high speed, an operational ceiling of 48,000 feet, and great manoeuvrability to avoid opposing fighter aircraft.
	navies.bravehost.com /britaf.html (2527 words)

	Air Power Key to Many 2005 Successes
		The command’s air power arsenal includes fighters, tankers, bombers, reconnaissance and unmanned aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, British Royal Air Force and various coalition partner countries.
		The aircraft provide close air support, gather intelligence, provide troop and equipment transport and refuel aircraft throughout the theater, which covers 27 countries and is 5,400 miles long.
		The ultimate goal is for the Iraqi Air Force to be self reliant with the capabilities to maintain domestic order and deter, detect and defeat external threats to Iraq’s national interest, officials said.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,84658,00.html (655 words)

	The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The documents written by the RAF Air Staff state that it was their intention to use RAF bomber command to "destroy communications" to hinder the eastwards deployment of German troops and to hamper evacuation, not to kill the evacuees.
		British historian Anthony Beevor writes that having been spared previous RAF night attacks Dresden was considered relatively safe and that at the time of the raids there were up to 300,000 refugees in the city escaping from the fighting in the east.
		On February 13, 2005, a cross made by Alan Smith, the son of one of the bombers, from medieval nails recovered from the ruins of the roof of Coventry cathedral in 1940, was presented to the Lutheran Bishop of Saxony.
	koz.vianet.ca /boshis123.htm (5541 words)

	ESC, Air Force launch first JEFX spiral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Air Force is working to improve and better integrate command and control capabilities with its sister services, even in light of successful major combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
		JEFX is an Air Force Chief of Staff sponsored series of command and control enterprise-wide experiments that brings together operators from numbered air forces, industry representatives, coalition partners, technology and process architects and engineers and assessors who will work side by side to build the JEFX experiment through a series of spirals.
		Spiral I provides operators from the 8th Air Force, this year’s numbered Air Force partner, with the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new systems that they’re going to be using and provide valuable feedback.
	www.hanscom.af.mil /hansconian/Articles/2004Arts/01232004-01.htm (1200 words)

	The Attack on Cologne
		The evaluation of the air force as a factor in military leadership, the reasons and counterreasons for its importance in the war, these were everywhere discussed — everywhere but in Germany.
		Their air force from the beginning adopted the methods of British warfare, namely the involvement of the civilian population in military conflict, be it through subversive propaganda or bloody terror — through leaflets or through bombs.
		British air attacks brought back for the men of the party a hard time of struggle — a struggle against the problems of the community — a slogan that has been the first commandment for each party member since its beginning.
	www.calvin.edu /academic/cas/gpa/cologne.htm (14872 words)

	BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE SYSTEMS HAWK JET AIRCRAFT \| BRITISH ROYAL AIR FORCE RED ARROWS AEROBATIC DISPLAY TEAM.
		It is extensively used by the British Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft.
		In 1964 the Royal Air Force specified a requirement for a new initial jet trainer to replace the Folland Gnat.
		The Mk.132 is destined to enter service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) after one of the most protracted procurement processes in history, with two decades having elapsed between the initial interest and the contract signing on March 26, 2004.
	www.solarnavigator.net /aviation_and_space_travel/bae_systems_hawk_jet_aircraft.htm (1656 words)

	Canada, Air Force Ensign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		On that date in 1921, the Royal Air Force (RAF) Ensign was hoisted for the first time in Canada, as officers and airmen of the newly formed Canadian Air Force (CAF) were asked to salute "their new flag".
		At the time, the ceremony was an attempt to establish the Air Force' unique identity as a separate service from the Army and the Navy, and to reinforce its links to the RAF.
		A group of senior officers of the CAF were present, as Air Vice-Marshal Gwatkin, member of the Air Board and at the same time Inspector-General of the CAF, had requested that the ceremony be made "as pompous as possible".
	flagspot.net /flags/ca^airfe.html (1009 words)

	British (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		British Airways (BAY.L: Quote, Profile, Research) is this week expected to announce a sharp rise in profits from 124 million pounds to 237 million pounds for...
		The world-class talent void in British athletics seems set to deepen as legendary long-jumper 'Lynn The Leap' admitted none of Team GB "are solid gold medal...
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair received a warm welcome from local leaders this evening during a social reception at the home of former Secretary of State...
	www.freedownloadsoft.com /news/British.html (380 words)

	TheStar.com - British air force doctor guilty of disobeying orders
		He was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered dismissed from the air force.
		Kendall-Smith, 37, had served twice in southern Iraq with British forces, but refused to return a third time in June because he said he was not prepared to take part in an "act of aggression."
		Prosecutor David Perry told the court that since May 2003, coalition forces in Iraq were operating under the authority of a UN Security Council mandate and at the invitation of Iraq's provisional government.
	www.thestar.com /NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1144922847255&call_pageid=968332188492&StarSource=RSS (363 words)

	British air force man 'unlawfully killed' in 1953 sarin tests: inquest
		British air force man 'unlawfully killed' in 1953 sarin tests: inquest
		A British inquest ruled on Monday that a young Royal Air Force engineer who took part in secret nerve gas tests over 50 years ago was unlawfully killed.
		Ronald Maddison, 20, died in 1953 after having 200 milligrammes of the deadly nerve agent sarin dropped on to a piece of uniform material which was wrapped around his arm.
	www.infowars.com /articles/world/uk_sarin_tests.htm (343 words)

	Sudanese Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		In Pedersen's book from 1980 there are several air force flags with roundels.
		All have the same pattern; light blue, the national flag in the canton, the air force roundel in the fly.
		It follows the 'traditional' form of a light blue field with the national flag in the canton and the air force roundel in the fly."
	flagspot.net /flags/sd_air.html (164 words)

	Charles Bray And The British Royal Air Force., Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Malta: Charles Bray were I spend some great time at the Royal Air Force 100 SU Tas-Silg Radar Side, were it brings lots of great memories of the good old Days, we were always happy and laughing.
		The Royal Air Force 100 SU Tas-Silg Radar Station was situated in Delimara, Marsaxlokk, located on a hill in southeast of Malta.
		This picture of Ta-Kali Royal Air Force was taken by a friend by a friend that I met while I was in the forces in England, in which he was also stationed at Ta-Kali same time with me.
	www.mylivingtree.com /?c=7867 (2035 words)

	British Air Force Investigators Arrive to Probe Kosovo Copter Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		PRISTINA, Apr 11, 2001 - A team of British air force investigators arrived here late Tuesday to determine the cause of a military helicopter crash in Kosovo that killed two British soldiers, the UN peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) said.
		Five other British servicemen on the Puma helicopter suffered non-critical injuries and were still being treated at the main U.S. military base in Kosovo, Camp Bondsteel, Wahlin said.
		KFOR said in a statement that there was no evidence that hostile action had led to the crash, reiterating comments made by a British military spokesman Monday.
	www.balkanpeace.org /hed/archive/apr01/hed3050.shtml (363 words)

	ABC News: British Serviceman Sentenced for Refusal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		LONDON Apr 13, 2006 (AP)— A military court found a British air force doctor guilty Thursday of disobeying orders after he challenged the legality of the war in Iraq, and he was sentenced to eight months in prison and dismissed from the service.
		Flight Lt. Malcolm Kendall-Smith, who said U.S. actions in Iraq were on par with those of Nazi Germany, was convicted by a panel of Royal Air Force officers after a three-day court-martial.
		In a preliminary ruling, Judge Advocate John Bayliss said British forces had justification to operate in Iraq under U.N. resolutions at the time the charges were filed in June and July 2005.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1838500&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (376 words)

	DefenseLINK News: No "Knock-out Punch," Just Compelling Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		We've hit his air power [which] is almost nonexistent right now." He estimated NATO pilots have destroyed or severely damaged about 30 Yugoslav aircraft in the air or on the ground.
		During a March 31 briefing in Brussels, the British air officer and SHAPE spokesman displayed further evidence of the air campaign's effectiveness.
		Echoing Wilby's prediction that Operation Allied Force will be an extended campaign, NATO spokesman Jamie Shea said the alliance is firmly determined to continue as long as it takes.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar1999/n03311999_9903316.html (424 words)

	British Air Force, Navy, Army Trimmed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Hardest hit in terms of manpower is the Royal Air Force, which is being cut from 48,500 men to 41,000, a manpower reduction of more than 15 percent.
		Aircraft carriers are sitting ducks if deployed close to the coastlines of nations with huge air forces like Russia and China, or if they are at the mercy of fast, nuclear-powered attack submarines.
		This is no small thing as the outstanding excellence, high morale and exceptional professionalism of the British Army since World War II has been based precisely on the cherished traditions and tight-knit ties between officers and men, and current and past generations of fighting troops in such elite regiments.
	www.bignewsnetwork.com /?sid=c96a7f0190a4448f (1069 words)

	Pravda.RU London to Use Concrete Bombs in Iraq
		The British Air Force starts using concrete bombs in Iraq, an official spokesman of the British Air Force group in Kuwait told RIA Novosti on Saturday by telephone.
		The US military force Iraqi women to lift their dresses while searching them at the roadblocks, which is a blatant violation of Islamic rules, witnesses from the Iraqi town of Al-Nasiriya told Qatar's Al-Jazeera TV channel.
		A US special forces unit specializing in freeing captured troops has discovered the bodies of nine coalition soldiers in the central hospital in Nasiriyah, according to a report by Arab TV station al-Arabia.
	newsfromrussia.com /war/2003/04/05/45661.html (2156 words)

	Royal Air Force Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Constructed in September, 1994 in memory of the Royal Air Force.
		The monument is dedicated to the British Royal Air Force's #39 Service Flying School.
		On Sunday, May 7, 1995, as part of the Federal Goverment's "Canada Remembers" program marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the cairn was dedicated by Arnold's widow, Ruby, and their daughters, Bonnie, Toni, and Yvonne.
	www.cdli.ca /monuments/sk/swift4.htm (175 words)

	British Royal Air Force
		Royal Air Force held on and kept Germany from completing the preliminary stages of what was planned to be "Operation Sealion", the German invasion
		Also pictured is an original pair of WWII British fireman's goggles and a small, A.R.P., silver hallmarked lapel badge issued to and worn by the
		British civilians had been killed by aerial bombings, with another 32,000 civilians having been wounded.
	www.danielsww2.com /page3.html (1343 words)

	RAF Royal Air Force Museum - aircraft, military aviation pictures & information
		Royal Air Force Museum London is situated on the historic site of the London Aerodrome and houses over 100 aircraft from around the world.
		The Royal Air Force Museum's American Foundation keeps alive the shared aviation heritage of the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
		RAF Museum London is Britain's only national air museum dedicated to aviation and has a total collection of well over two hundred aircraft; over a hundred full-size aircraft from all over the world are displayed under cover on the historic site of the original London Aerodrome.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk (302 words)

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