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	Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces.
		RAF squadrons are somewhat analogous to the regiments of the British army, in that they have histories and traditions going back to their formation, regardless of where they are currently based, which aircraft they are operating, etc. They can be awarded standards and battle honours for meritorious service.
		Aircraft in development or soon to be deployed include the Airbus A400M, of which 25 are to be used to replace the remaining Hercules C-130Ks.
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	Royal Australian Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force.
		The RAAF Roundel is based on that of the Royal Air Force, with the central circle replaced by a Kangaroo, a symbol of Australia.
		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.
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	Royal Air Force - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces.
		With a fleet of 942 aircraft and a manpower of 53,400, the RAF is one of the largest air forces in the world.
		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.
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	Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom.
		The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912 superseding the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers.
		The end of the RAF presence in the east of Asia came in 1971 when the Far East Air Force was disbanded on October 31.
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	Post War 1946
		The list of aircraft was divided equally into front-line and support machines which included 249 Liberators, 280 Mosquitoes, 378 Mustangs, 109 Dakotas, 109 Catalinas, 328 Beaufighters, 370 Kittyhawks and 367 Spitfires – war had transformed the RAAF into an immensely powerful force.
		Hence, disposing of aircraft and equipment and demobilising people and determining the composite size and structure of the post-war Air Force was an immense task.
		An Australian Dakota (A65-69) was presented for display at the Gatow Berlin Airlift Museum on 20 June 1980.
	www.raaf.gov.au /history/airforce_history/postwar46.htm (559 words)

	Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The two services were amalgamated on April 1, 1918 to form the Royal Air Force under the supervision of the Air Ministry.
		The codes for what an aircraft does are relatively straight forward, and often similar to the equivalent American ones.
		Before 1968, there was also an RCAF (Canadian), which disappeared when it was amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Army to form the Canadian Forces (CF).
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	Pioneers of the Air
		Aircraft now carried machine guns as standard equipment, and interrupter gears, developed in 1915, enabled pilots in single-seat fighters to fire straight ahead through their propellers.
		By 1918 aircraft were being used in a variety of roles: some as fighters, others for reconnaissance or artillery spotting and others for bombing operations inside enemy territory.
		As the Australian historian, F.M. Cutlack, wrote ‘the star airmen of the opposing armies regarded each other with a curious mixture of personal esteem and deadly hostility.’ Many toasts were drunk to Richthofen by men who would have gladly killed him given the chance.
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	Royal Air Force - Databank
		With some 940 aircraft and a manpower of 49,210 (in 2005), the RAF is one of the largest air forces in the world.
		The RAF was founded on April 1 1918, during the First World War, by Viscount Trenchard when he amalgamated the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
		The choice of motto is attributed to a junior officer by the name of J S Yule, in response to a request from the first Commander of the RFC, Colonel Sykes, for suggestions.
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	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As with any new aircraft, the initial 'run up' to operational readiness was intense, and by the time No. 101 Sqn had received its tenth B2 in October, the trials flying had to be combined with the conversion of crews from No. 617 Squadron, which was due to receive its first aircraft in January 1952.
		Canberra squadrons took part in many training exercises during this time, and frequently penetrated the radar screen of the defending forces without detection or opposition.
		Other squadrons of the Binbrook Wing also deployed to Malaya during the remainder of 1955 and 1956, and these were also joined by Canberras of the New Zealand and Australian Air Forces before the operation finally ended in 1960.
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	Australian Aircraft
		Royal Australian Air Force Mirage III of 75 Squadron and 77 Squadron and P40 Warhawks of 3 Squadron also Bomber Command Australian Air Crew on The Avro Lancaster in aviation art prints by Michael Rondot and Robert Taylor.
		In this classic study of2 v 2 air combat, two Mirage II fighters of the Royal Australian Air Force turn at the 'merge' to engage a pair of evading A4 skyhawks over the Pacific.
		Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942.
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	Netherlands East Indies Air Force in Australia during WW2
		The first NEI-AF Squadron was 18 (NEI) Squadron, which was formed as an RAAF Squadron at Fairbairn airfield in Canberra on 4 April 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.J. Fiedeldij.
		18 (NEI) Squadron was relocated to MacDonald airfield in the Northern Territory on 5 December 1942.
		As part of this exercise 18 (NEI) Squadron and 31 Squadron RAAF were moved to Learmonth airfield in the Potshot area (Exmouth Gulf area) on 10 March 1944.
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	Royal Air Force - Wikipedia Light!
		The professional head of the RAF is known as the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), currently Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup.
		JFACHQ Joint Force Air Component Headquarters is the Deployable Air HQ for the RAF.
		See also List of Royal Air Force commands.
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	Articles - Royal Australian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		World War II In 1939, just after the start of World War II, Australia joined the Empire Air Training Scheme, under which flight crews received basic training in Australia before travelling to Canada for advanced training.
		The Canberras flew a large number of bombing sorties.
		Two were lost, one to a surface to air missile, although both crews were rescued.
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		There has been mounting pressure on the Australian government to switch from the F-35 to the F-22 Raptor as the F-35\'s role as a defencive air-superiority fighter has been called into question.
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	The Ultimate Royal Air Force - American History Information Guide and Reference
		5.2 Air Defence and Airborne Early Warning Aircraft
		The UK's C-17s as yet do not carry a RAF name or designation due to their leased status, referred to simply as C-17s.
		The RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force
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	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
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