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  Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces.
The Air Force Board (AFB) is the management board of the RAF and consists of the Commanders-in-Chief of the Commands, together with several other high ranking officers.
A flight is a sub-division of a squadron.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force   (3899 words)

  
 Royal Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces.
Formerly known as The Queen's Flight, 32 (The Royal) Squadron uses the BAe 125 CC.3, Squirrel HCC.1 and BAe 146 CC.2 in the VIP transport role, based at RAF Northolt in west London.
Royal Air Force [[Ensign]] Following the tradition of the other British fighting services, the RAF has adopted various Symbols to represent it and act as a rallying point for its members http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/histories.html.
royal-air-force.area51.ipupdater.com   (3634 words)

  
  ROYAL AIR FORCE STYLES, FASHION AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air_force branch of the British Armed Forces.
The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, formed on April_1, 1918.
A Flight is a sub-division of a squadron.
www.cashorclothes.com /Royal_Air_Force   (3706 words)

  
 United States Air Force at AllExperts
In 1941, the Army Air Corps became a part of the new U.S. Army Air Forces and the GHQ Air Force was redesignated the subordinate Air Forces Combat Command.
In 2005 the Secretary of the Air Force is Michael Wynne.
Air Force personnel assigned to honor guard duties wear, for dress occasions, a modified version of the standard service dress uniform, but with silver or white trim on the sleeves and trousers, with the addition of medals, sword belt, wheel cap with silver trim and AF Symbol, and a silver shoulder cord.
en.allexperts.com /e/u/un/united_states_air_force.htm   (4782 words)

  
 Royal Air Force at AllExperts
The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, formed on April 1, 1918.
They recently operated surface-to-air missiles [Rapiers] to defend against air attack [This role, against the wish of the RAF, was given to the Royal Artillery in 2005], and have infantry and light armoured units to protect against ground attack.
Having absorbed the former Queen's Flight in 1995, 32 (The Royal) Squadron uses the BAe 125 CC.3, Agusta A109 and BAe 146 CC.2 in the VIP transport role, based at RAF Northolt in west London.
en.allexperts.com /e/r/ro/royal_air_force.htm   (3633 words)

  
 A Guide to United States Air Force Lineage and Honors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Air Force Instruction 38-101, "Air Force Organization," defines the squadron as "the basic unit of the Air Force." A squadron may be either a functional organization, such as a maintenance, communications, or transportation squadron, or a mission organization such as a flying, space, or missile squadron.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device (AFOUA/V) The AFOUA/V is awarded in lieu of the AFOUA (below) to recognize achievement in combat by USAF units and establishments.
The AFOEA was established on 26 August 1969 by the Secretary of the Air Force.
www.au.af.mil /au/afhra/wwwroot/rso/guide_usaf_lineage_honors.html   (5681 words)

  
 History of CAT/Air America
In the 1950s, the CIA's air proprietary, as it was known in the lexicon of intelligence, was used for a variety of covert missions.
Air America transports also were the key to feeding the people in the Hmong villages where the men had gone off to fight.
As Air America crews in helicopters, transports, and T-28s risked their lives to save downed US airmen, rumors grew that the civilian pilots were receiving a bounty of $1,500 for each rescue.
www.air-america.org /About/History.shtml   (6783 words)

  
 Royal_Air_Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces.
The RAF is the oldest independent air force in the world, first formed on April 1, 1918.
The decision to merge the two units and create an independent air force was a response to the events of World War I which was the first war in which air power proved to be decisive.
www.freecaviar.com /search.php?title=Royal_Air_Force   (3827 words)

  
 NCDC: Upper Air Documentation
Following the upper air dates are dates for which mixing height tabulations have been produced using the listed surface station data.
Atmospheric turbidity is a measurement of solar extinction by aerosols (suspension of insoluble particles in a gas) in the atmosphere.
Independent measures of upwelling and downwelling, solar and infrared are the primary measurements; ancillary observations include direct and diffuse solar, photosynthetically active radiation, UVB, spectral solar, and meteorological parameters.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/documentlibrary/upperair-doc.html   (10442 words)

  
 Royal_Australian_Air_Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The RAAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force, with the central circle replaced by a Kangaroo, a symbol of Australia.
The first operational flights did not occur until May 27, 1915, when the Mesopotamian Half Flight was called upon to assist the Indian Army in protecting British oil interests in what is now Iraq.
The RAAF's main operational formation, the First Tactical Air Force, comprised more than 18,000 personnel and 20 squadrons; it had taken part in the Philippines and Borneo campaigns and was scheduled to participate in the invasion of the Japanese mainland, Operation Downfall.
www.usedaudiparts.com /search.php?title=Royal_Australian_Air_Force   (1274 words)

  
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The Belizean Defense Force is a battalion-strength force with a small air and water element.
The Army Air Corps maintain a supporting flight of helos and there is evidence that large "training" stocks are pre-positioned rather in excess of that required by the infantry company groups which rotate through Belize from the UK every 3-4 months.
Belize is on the "Primary Missions" list for the UK Speahead battalion which each UK-based light battalion holds for 4 months at a time.
www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/30-30910.aspx   (890 words)

  
 RAF Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
The Tornado, in service in the air defence role since the late 1980s, is due to be replaced by the state-of-the-art, Typhoon F2 which is based at RAF Coningsby.
More routine air transport tasks are carried out by the Tristars and VC10s based at RAF Brize Norton, both used to transport passengers and cargo, and for air-to-air refuelling.
In 2006, Colonel Tim Collins, the former Army officer described as a hero during the Iraq war, prompted controversy by calling for the RAF to be disbanded as a separate arm; allowing the Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps to absorb aircrew and aircraft dedicated to specific sea and ground roles.
www.prescriptiondrug-info.com /drug_information_online.asp?title=RAF   (3967 words)

  
 Subject Listing for Directory services
This is the air transport section of a directory service which provides structured information on a wide range of subjects.
Flyer Air Portal is a UK based commercial directory and news service which is aimed primarily at the general aviation community.
Flight test information, photographs and aircraft listings are provided, and the database is searchable by manufacturer.
aerade.cranfield.ac.uk /subject-listing/direct.html   (3362 words)

  
 UK National Audit Office press notice - Royal travel by rail and air (22 June 2001)
Expenditure on scheduled and chartered flights was broadly constant, at £1.4 million a year, between 1997-98 and 1999-2000.
Expenditure on royal travel by train has fallen by nearly 60 per cent, from an original budget of £1.8 million in 1997-98 to expenditure of £0.8 million in 1999-2000, and the cost per royal mile travelled fell by 71 per cent.
Some travel is principally available for royal use, such as the royal train and helicopter service; the Royal Family also uses around 10 per cent of the flying time of the aircraft of the Royal Air Force's 32 (The Royal) Squadron; whilst other travel is undertaken using chartered or scheduled services.
www.nao.org.uk /pn/01-02/010225.htm   (907 words)

  
 The Rim Of The Unknown: Air Force Research And Development Programs At Wright-Patterson AFB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Some Air Force leaders, however, were concerned over the lack of new technology in aircraft development and questioned the capability of Air Force personnel to envision the future of technology.
Still, when faced with the necessity of an immediate build-up, the Air Force had to equip its pilots with aircraft that were readily available, primarily the propeller-driven aircraft of the previous war.
Added to this diverse list were developments with transonic and supersonic flight, weather and communications satellites, digital flight simulators, and computerized flight plans.36 However, in the face of the ongoing Cold War, one trend was clear: the focus on guided missile technology.
www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil /korea/chap3.htm   (4533 words)

  
 Thirty Thousand Feet - Aviation Events
Royal International Air Tattoo The world's largest military airshow is held at RAF Fairford in the UK to support the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Air Display Association Europe A pan-European organisation whose members include the organisers of practically all the major UK Airshows and a majority of those arranging smaller events.
SATS 2005: A Transformation in Air Travel The National Consortium for Aviation Mobility (NCAM), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are combining forces to present SATS 2005: A Transformation in Air Travel at the Danville Regional Airport in Danville, Va., on June 5-7, 2005.
www.thirtythousandfeet.com /events.htm   (3653 words)

  
 Killtown's:  9/11 coincidences and oddities page! - 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr's office paid $1.5 million to private investigators and spent $843,000 for advice on legal and ethical issues, a new accounting of his five-year investigation of the Clintons and their associates shows.
"The independent commission, created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks.
In addition, the measure would create a DNA database of "suspected terrorists;" force suspects to prove why they should be released on bail, rather than have the prosecution prove why they should be held; and allow the deportation of U.S. citizens who become members of or help terrorist groups.
thewebfairy.com /killtown/oddities/2003.html   (14621 words)

  
 Questions
Below are excerpts from the lists of questions the Family Steering Committee has submitted to the 9/11 Commission.
The company's Web site reveals a list of customers that is a who's-who of sensitive government agencies, including the Naval Air Systems Command, NATO, the House of Representatives and the Department of Energy, which handles security for nuclear weapons and material.
A flight attendant on AA#11 notified her supervisor within the first few minutes of the plane being overtaken.
www.911independentcommission.org /questions.html   (3357 words)

  
 Royal Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces.
The head of the RAF is known as the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), currently Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup.
Whilst every squadron is different, most are commanded by a Wing Commander and, for a fast-jet squadron, have an establishment of around 100 personnel and 12 aircraft.
www.punweb.com /article/Royal_Air_Force   (3947 words)

  
 CNN - U.S. group to begin Kosovo food drops Monday - May 28, 1999
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a U.S. based private relief organization, said Friday that it would begin sustained air drops of food over Kosovo early Monday.
Sources told CNN that the drops, funded by the U.S. government, could last up to 30 days and will involve initially two flights a day from Pescara, Italy.
Each plane will carry at least 4,000 food rations, to be parachuted to the ground on large pallets.
www.cnn.com /US/9905/28/kosovo.airdrop/index.html   (459 words)

  
 Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service
Mendizabal and his fellow loadmaster, Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Atkinson (right in photo), said the training the two received was a point of reference they had to build upon to perform the mission.
The Air Force discontinued the 50-percent up-front option for all aviators and is not offering the program to navigators this year.
Air Canada is the 25th airline to select the 787 Dreamliner, bringing the total number of announced firm orders and commitments to 309.
www.aero-news.net /PlainPage.cfm   (13283 words)

  
 UNPRECEDENTED: There are now 10 US Carriers at sea! - Gold & Silver Forum
Iran has been holding a large force of guerilla and suicide fighters in Iraq ready to punish the Americans in case they let the world body loose on its nuclear program — which explains why the three European powers are sponsoring the draft rather than the United States.
Sponsors said the conference was meant to tout the use of suicide attacks as the most effective means of expelling occupation forces from Muslim territories.
This air craft carrier has been refitted in 1960,1980,1987 1993 and 1998 and is operational.
www.goldismoney.info /forums/showthread.php?t=11337   (4897 words)

  
 The Royal Air Force Regiment (UK)
Royal Air Force Regiment Squadron standards and Battle Honours, by Glen Beavis.
The Royal Air Force Comrades Association, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire
The Royal Air Force Regiment : a short history.
www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/specfor/RAFregt.htm   (180 words)

  
 All disABILITY Links
Accessible Aviation: Flight instruction for normally-abled and disabled and handicapped in hand-rudder equipped aircraft.
DOT regulation on the rights of air travelers with disabilities (14 CFR Part 382) (pdf file)
DOT rule on air travel by persons with disabilities (pdf file)
www.eskimo.com /~jlubin/disabled/all.htm   (5127 words)

  
 GuruNet — Content Map
List of Royal Air Force operational conversion units
List of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft squadrons
List of Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft squadrons
www.gurunet.com /cm-dsid-2222-letter-1L-first-25651   (76 words)

  
 Corpus Christi Texas News and Calendar
DPS releases new list of most wanted fugitives [read article]
GARCIA EARNS INDEPENDENT PITCHER OF THE WEEK [read article]
ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS SCHEDULED AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT [read article]
www.corpuschristidaily.com /archive_list.cfm   (2359 words)

  
 Articles - Royal Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The RAF was founded on April 1st, 1918 by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
Cell phone tracking aids law enforcement (The Journal News)
Calypso Wireless has partnered with an Italian company to carry out a demo of VoIP over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) utilizing a GSM-GPRS cell phone.
www.gaple.com /articles/British_Air_Force   (3515 words)

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