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  www.rafind.com
RAF Industries and RAF Ventures are privately-held, Philadelphia-based investment firms.
RAF Industries acquires and operates a diversified group of middle market companies located across the United States.
RAF's ultimate goal is not a predetermined rate of return, but the development of world-class companies.
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  Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The primary role of the RAF in the Cold War years was the defence of Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union.
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.
RAF fighters based in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait prior to and during the 1990 Gulf War, and later to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Air_Force   (3999 words)

  
 Red Army Faction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Red Army Faction (in German: Rote Armee Fraktion; RAF), also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, or the Baader-Meinhof Gang, which was one of the core groups within the RAF, was postwar Western Germany's most active left-wing terrorist organization.
The RAF members were jailed individually in solitary confinement, with no contact among themselves and allowed visits from their relatives only every two weeks.
After German reunification in 1990, it was discovered that the RAF had received financial and logistic support from the Stasi, the security and intelligence organization of East Germany, which had given several members shelter and new identities.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_Army_Faction   (2588 words)

  
 RAF Brize Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
RAF Brize Norton is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire about 50 miles west of London, England, United Kingdom.
With the closure of the home of the C-130 Hercules, RAF Lyneham the RAF's transport fleet will be further consolidated at Brize Norton.
The RAF's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft, currently envisaged to be a fleet of Airbus A330 MRTTs, will be based at Brize Norton.
www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/RAF_Brize_Norton   (330 words)

  
 RAF Fairford - United States Nuclear Forces
RAF Fairford, UK RAF Fairford was constructed in 1944 to accommodate British and American troop carriers and gliders that would be used during the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
RAF Fairford is approximately 60 miles from RAF Croughton and 54 miles from Bristol.
RAF Cottesmore, one of the Royal Air Force’s frontline bases, is home to two squadrons of Harrier GR7s, serving as part of the British Joint Force 2000.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/fairford.htm   (966 words)

  
 The Royal Air Force - Stations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Preparations for the arrival of the first RAF Typhoons in 2004 meant that No 56 (Reserve) Squadron, the Tornado F3 Operational Conversion Unit with its Tornado F3s moved north to Leuchars whilst the Tornado F3 Operational Evaluation Unit moved to nearby RAF Waddington.
Also based on the main airfield is the RAF College Air Squadron with Tutor T1s, and on the Cranwell North grass airfield is the Cranwell Gliding Club, part of the RAF Gliding and Soaring Association (RAFGSA).
RAF Lossiemouth was built during 1938 and 1939 and opened on Ma 1, 1939 with No 15 Flying Training School as the major unit.
www.raf.mod.uk /stations/f_stn.html   (2895 words)

  
 Raf Coningsby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, together with RAF Leeming and RAF Leuchars form the backbone of the UK's air defences.
RAF No. 56 Squadron was based there until March 2003 but has relocated to Leuchars to allow airfield improvements required for the arrival of the Typhoon.
RAF No. 5 Squadron also flew F3s from Coningsby until its disbandment in 2003.
www.wikiverse.org /raf-coningsby   (231 words)

  
 RAF Bomber Command 1939-1945 : Rob Davis
RAF Bomber Command with HQ at High Wycombe was responsible for most light and medium, and all heavy, bomber units.
RAF Bomber Command Lancaster veterans speak with great affection of their aircraft, and over the years it has acquired a status equal to that of its wartime comrade, the Supermarine Spitfire.
At the height of the battle, a diminutive RAF wireless-operator was engaged in close combat with a large Australian navigator.
www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /raf_bc   (9164 words)

  
 Aviation history, air museums in London - RAF air museum
The RAF Museum is a huge aviation resource offering clear, easy-to-understand information, extensive, well-presented exhibitions and projects in depth, about aviation and aviation history.
RAF air museum in London also displays the aircraft used during the Battle of Britain, the critical struggle for supremacy of the air over England during the Second World War.
There are many museums in London, but the RAF Museum offers a totally unique insight into the history of aviation, with a stunning array of original aircraft from a total collection numbering over two hundred, including the renowned Spitfire and Lancaster Bomber.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk /aviation-museum-overview.cfm   (435 words)

  
 Terrorist Organisations - RAF (Germany) - FORSNET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In his manifesto named “Liberty of the City Guerrilla,” in 1976, Andreas Baader, said that his group would fight against imperialism for the Proletariat Internationalism and the metropolis guerrillas would win the Wars of International Freedom.
For example, it is clearly known that, the leaders of RAF have been training the KADEK terrorists, in the guerrilla camps.
RAF has not many members but they are in contact with Italian and KADEK Mafia organisations.
www.teror.gen.tr /english/organisations/raf.html   (194 words)

  
 RAF Welford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
RAF Welford reopened amid this tense climate on September 1st 1955 by the 7531st Ammunition Squadron, Third Air Force, USAF.
RAF Welford remained open during the Cold War and was never closed unlike Greenham had been in 1964.
RAF Welford was transferred after the first Gulf War in 1992 to the 424th Air Base Squadron, RAF Fairford under the 424th Commander as a designated storage site for Fairford's support to bomber aircraft in contingency.
www.megspace.com /politics/greenham/extra_000001.htm   (2296 words)

  
 RAF Barnham
In addition to the storage of nuclear weapons RAF Barnham was also responsible with the deep maintenance and refurbishment of weapons rotated from airfield stores Amongst the buildings a number may be identified where components, or hole bombs could be brought for stripping and testing.
RAF Barnham is close to the Town of Thetford in Suffolk it is located on Thetford Heath which has been used by the MOD since the early years of the Second World War.
The land near RAF Barnham is still used by the MOD as a troop training area.
www.bunkertours.co.uk /barnham.htm   (814 words)

  
 Baader-Meinhof: Terms - Red Army Faction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The RAF almost completely ceased to exist in mid-1972, when the original leaders were jailed, but within the next few years it would be almost totally revitalized when another group, the SPK, disbanded and remnants of that group joined the RAF.
This was the so-called "second generation" RAF; there would be third, and (some would say) fourth and fifth generations as the RAF continued its activities right up into the mid-1990s.
On 20 April 1998, the German BKA announced that an eight-page fax received by the Reuters news agency, claiming that the RAF was disbanding, was authentic.
www.baader-meinhof.com /terminology/terms/raf.html   (197 words)

  
 RAF Bentwaters Airmen Page A - F   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Gary Alger RAF bentwaters 1965-67 Medic 81st TAC Hospital Squadron, you may have heard of that, BUT, I was a member of unit that trained at RAF Parham outside of Ipswich.
RAF Bentwaters from Sep 1969-Sept 1973, 381st MMS, and from Sep 1969-Sept 1982 at RAF Welford.
RAF Bentwaters, 2164 Comm Sq, Martlesham Heath (the"ROC"),Feb 67 to Oct 69.
www.homepagez.com /bentwaters/bwairmen.htm   (1677 words)

  
 RAF Technology - Press Release
RAF grew 94 percent during this period and ranks 41st on the list.
RAF's CEO, Dr. Neal D. Hulkower, credited RAF’s industry leading technology as well as the dedication of its employees not only for the Fast 50 distinction, but also for RAF’s record revenues in 2002.
About RAF Technology RAF Technology is a privately held firm that provides business and government with automated data capture and identity verification technology.
www.raf.com /PressReleases/PR-20030929DTFast50.htm   (465 words)

  
 RAF Upwood
The tri-base area constituting the 423d Air Base Squadron is composed of RAF Alconbury, RAF Molesworth and RAF Upwood, United Kingdom.
The 423d Air Base Squadron is the host unit for RAF Molesworth with additional support facilities at RAF Alconbury and RAF Upwood.
RAF Upwood is located southwest of the town of Ramsey, about 14 miles from RAF Alconbury.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/upwood.htm   (709 words)

  
 RAF Boscombe Down's Black Day
RAF Boscombe Down is situated in the county of Wiltshire, not far from Stonehenge, and the huge Salisbury Plain Training Area.
RAF Chicksands was renowned for being a large Cold War Intelligence facility with the famous 'elephant cage' antenna array system.
RAF Macrihanish is very remote, and has been recently closed as an RAF Base, but still operates as a civil airport close to the town of Campbeltown.
www.dreamlandresort.com /black_projects/boscombe.htm   (5615 words)

  
 Learn more about List of aircraft of the RAF in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Many types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service.
Here can be found a list of RAF aircraft, those types that have served and been retired by the RAF, and also those types that are currently in service.
The aircraft are listed in alphabetic order of their RAF type name, and then in mark order within that type.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_aircraft_of_the_raf.html   (1063 words)

  
 RAF Bentwaters New Names Page
RAF Bentwaters, Oct 1962-Nov 1964, 81st Tac Hospital.
RAF Bentwaters, sep 1963-Sep 1966, 81st TFW FMS.
Some rooms will be restored to their original condition, whilst other rooms will be used to show the history of RAF Bentwaters, the units that have been based there, and information on the 'twin' base at RAF Woodbridge.
www.geocities.com /rafbentwaters/anew1.htm   (2806 words)

  
 RAF Lakenheath - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
RAF Lakenheath is the largest U.S. Air Force-operated base in England and the only U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) F-15 fighter wing.
RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Beginning June 8, Lincoln Road gate (running in front of the Bird in Hand pub) will open as an exit only and St. John's Gate, Gate 16, will be closed.
RAF Lakenheath deploys Airmen to Southwest Asia
www.lakenheath.af.mil   (656 words)

  
 Clontech Laboratories, Inc. - Technical Info: pCMV-Raf, pCMV-RafCAAX & pCMV-RafS621A Vectors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Raf Dominant-Negative Vector Set is a convenient tool for studying mechanisms that affect Raf-1 regulation.
Studies have shown that Ras activation of Raf involves the recruitment of Raf to the plasma membrane where a separate Ras-independent activation of Raf occurs (5–7).
The Raf Dominant-Negative Vector Set can be used with our Mercury™ cis-acting reporter vectors, such as pSRE-SEAP (#6035-1), or MAPK In Vivo Kinase Assay Kit (#K6006-1); this combination allows you to set up a complete assay system to measure differences in activation of the Raf-1 pathway.
www.clontech.com /techinfo/vectors/vectorsC/pCMV-Raf.shtml   (678 words)

  
 RAF Lakenheath, England Home of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing
RAF Lakenheath, England Home of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing
Please scan and send any pictures and memorabilia that you may have of Lakenheath from the past and present that you would like to post.
RAF Lakenheath 1990's  - Need Photos, anyone from the 1990's please send me your photos to add to the site.
www.raflakenheath.homestead.com /raflakenheath.html   (274 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: No. 13 Group RAF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It was quickly transferred to Midland Area on 8 May of that year.
The bombers could not be escorted all the way to Scotland from Occupied Europe because of the short range of the Messerschmitt 109, so the attacking bombers proved to be fodder for Saul's Spitfire and Hurricane squadrons.
After the Battle of Britain, 13 Group squadrons helped RAF Coastal Command in patroling for U-boats and providing air cover for convoys.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/No.-13-Group-RAF   (325 words)

  
 RAF Mildenhall - Home
RAF MILDENHALL, England -- The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron at RAF Mildenhall will conduct a change of command ceremony June 7 at 2 p.m.
RAF Mildenhall, environmental agencies coordinate on fuel spill
New to RAF Mildenhall?  Is it your next duty assignment?  England is very different from the United States.  There are many regulations, taxes, and requirements that can cause headaches if you're not prepared.  Find out useful information on our Newcomers page to help smooth you and your family's transition to the United Kingdom.
www.mildenhall.af.mil   (530 words)

  
 RAF Electronic Hardware -- Home Page
RAF is a full service manufacturer of captive panel screws, spacers, standoffs, jack screws, precision shoulder screws, thumb screws, male-female standoffs, circuit board supports and handles and ferrules.
RAF's easy-to-use online catalog has all of the detailed specifications you need to construct a part number and place an order.
Male-female stacking spacers from RAF help overcome space limitations that may occur when PC/104 or PC/104-Plus bus drives are installed.
www.rafhdwe.com   (111 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Assurances given about RAF base
The UK has threatened to scrap the planned £10bn purchase of the Joint Strike Fighter if the US refuses access to secret technology for the jet.
He said the UK had a "Plan B" if forced to withdraw from the deal but declined to say what that involved.
SNP defence spokesman Angus Robertson said he wanted to know what the UK Government's plans were and how this might affect the RAF base in his Moray constituency.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4811250.stm   (479 words)

  
 RAF Royal Air Force Museum - aircraft, military aviation pictures & information
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.
The London collection includes some very early airplane designs, war planes including the legendary Battle of Britain Spitfire airplanes and Lancaster Bombers of World War II, through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft.
RAF Museum Cosford aims to preserve an important part of Britain's national aviation heritage and to display it for future generations.
www.rafmuseum.com   (303 words)

  
 RAF - RAF Homepage
Lord Drayson announced Government approval of replacing the RAF’s fleet of VC10 and TriStar Aircraft.
Is there an RAF job to suit you?
Spirit of the Air magazine celebrates the enduring Heritage and Ethos of the Royal Air Force.
www.raf.mod.uk   (47 words)

  
 RAF Royal Air Force Museum - aircraft, military aviation pictures & information
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 Cosford Aircraft Collection includes British, German, American, Japanese and Argentinian airplanes, all with an important place in the development of military aviation history.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk   (303 words)

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