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	Royal Air Force - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Authority is delegated from the AFB to the RAF's commands.
		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 personnel who have risen to prominence either by their actions whilst serving, or subsequently, are detailed at List of famous Royal Air Force members.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Air_Force (3746 words)

	Fighter Command Airfields of 11 Group
		Despite being nearly completely put out of action on the 30th, and the Station Commander himself was ready to burn the remaining hangars and buildings, but somehow, the station survived, not only throughout the war years, but until 1980 when the government decided to close down the station, and lay to rest is colourful history.
		In 1956 the RAF moved out and Gravesend Council approved plans for a housing estate to be built on the land once occupied by squadrons of Spitfires and Hurricanes.
		RAF Hawkinge was to be used as a satellite station for the Biggin Hill sector and squadrons would be rotated around as required.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0006.html (4480 words)

	RAF - Our history
		He became a prisoner of war and the RAF was able to parachute him a new leg (thanks to an agreement of safe conduct from the Luftwaffe).
		The RAF went on to play a major role during D-Day and was a critical part of progress to eventual Allied victory in 1945.
		RAF Tornado pilot, John Peters and his navigator, John Nichol were shot down on the first night of the Gulf War.
	www.rafcareers.com /abouttheraf/ourhistory.cfm (1201 words)

	raf-images11
		After a course in visual signalling, he was soon moved to the 'Topo Radio Station', which liased with the Harbour Radio and and the Examination Battery at Saint David's Head.
		The RAF had had difficulties, however, in training its aviators to direct the guns - to 'shoot' - so it had been decided to train Royal Artillery officers, instead, to fly, though they still served on the strength of RAF AOP squadrons.
		The RAF maintained responsibility for all military and naval aviation -together with its own strategic air element- until 1939, when the Royal Navy resumed the responsibility for equipping and manning the Fleet Air Arm.
	www.geocities.com /mhicgherri/raf-images11 (935 words)

	Armed Forces - raf3a9 - RAF Strike Command - RA F Signals
		Second, the RAF Signals Staff operate message relay centres, both automatic and manual and also manages the RAF's General Purpose Telephone network.
		RAF command operating procedures are monitored on all networks to ensure high standards are achieved and maintained.
		RAF Oakhanger is the focal point of military satellite communications in the UK.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0051.html (501 words)

	Navigational technological advances
		From 1942 onwards, Bomber Command’s effectiveness was transformed by new heavy bombers including the legendary Lancaster, a new commander – Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris - and new navigation equipment with code-names such as GEE and OBOE.
		Two signals gave the navigator a ‘fix’ so he could work out his aircraft’s position on the route to the target at any time.
		The stations monitored the aircraft’s progress: One station guided the aircraft along a predetermined track, the pilot receiving signals when he deviated to port or starboard; the second station measured the aircraft’s ground speed and calculated the correct moment of bomb release.
	www.rafbombercommand.com /tactics_naviadvances.html (673 words)

	Armed Forces - r3a10 - RAF Strike Command - Overseas Bases
		The RAF use the airfield at Akrotiri as a staging post for transport aircraft, and as a temporary operating base for aircraft carrying out Armament Practice Camps.
		RAF Akrotiri is the permanent base of 84 Squadron who perform Search and Rescue duties as well as a support role for the UN peacekeeping forces on the island.
		In addition, a detachment of the RAF Regiment is stationed at RAF Akrotiri to assist with airfield defence.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0052.html (377 words)

	AoA Optional Command Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A group can be maneuvered at the group commanders discretion to achieve that order, but the group as a whole must attempt to follow the order given.
		For fast communication, the signal can go by trumpet or flag - however, this is easily missed or ignored by a commander, especially the further away he is. So a general may also send a messenger to the commander, which is much more dependable but also much slower.
		A Commander and his group are not automatons - they will try to carry out an order, but will respond to their environment to achieve in the most rational manner possible.
	www.thanesgames.com /aoasupport/commandrules.html (1498 words)

	RAF Strike Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strike Command was formed on 30 April 1968 by the merger of Bomber Command and Fighter Command.
		Coastal Command was absorbed on 28 November the same year and Signals Command on 1 January 1969.
		RAF Germany was absorbed as No 2 (Bomber) Group on 1 April 1993.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Strike_Command (295 words)

	Desert Storm - Military Space Signals Intelligence
		Signals intelligence was instrumental in the identification of the Amiriya bomb shelter in Baghdad, although "there was no give-away radio gear atop the bunker, sources said, because the Iraqis routinely locate antennas away from the sources of transmission, in order to confuse aerial and electronic intelligence.
		The on-board signal processors are capable of identifying hostile radars on the basis of their signal characteristics.
		The Iraqi forces and commanders were certainly alive to American signals intelligence capabilities, and took extensive countermeasures, including use of landlines and emission control, to compromise their effectiveness.
	www.fas.org /spp/military/docops/operate/ds/signals.htm (4782 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Stations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow is the result of the merger of Brampton Wyton (itself a merger) with Henlow which took place on 1 Apr 01.
		RAF Church Fenton is the home of 3 Squadron of No 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron and No 9 Air Experience Flight all Flying Tutor T1s.
		RAF Digby, originally called RAF Scopwick, was established on 28 March 1918.
	www.raf.mod.uk /stations/gen_base.html (2054 words)

	History - RAF Clocks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is likely that the RAF referred to them as clocks small, which were used in offices and small rooms and clocks large, for those used in larger rooms such as briefing rooms and the public rooms of a mess.
		Spares for all RAF clocks were sometimes rare during WW2 and ex members of RAF clock repair workshops have told me that at such times a clock on arrival at a workshop would be dismantled into its component parts.
		In the late 1940's and early 1950's the RAF used the Elliott type 7779 clock that had an oak case and the Elliott fourteen-day pendulum movement with a going barrel instead of a fusee.
	www.aeroclocks.com /History_pages/history_RAF.htm (2862 words)

	History of the RAF Signals Service, 1945-1975 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I was a student at the RAF Staff College in 1969 and was then appointed to 'exchange' duties with the USAF.
		It is intended as an introduction to my work and definition of the span of "Signals" in the RAF at the end of the War.
		The RAF signals staff is reduced to just one branch, and Signals Command reverts to Group status once again - 90 Group in Strike Command.
	members.aol.com /DenReader/RAF_History.html (1904 words)

	MAJ/IN - Company Commander
		A Company is comprised of the Battalion’s Command and Control and Intelligence/Surveillance assets (ISTAR) which includes the Patrols Platoon (similar to Scouts), Snipers Detachment, Signals Platoon, Assault Engineer Detachment and the Battalion’s G2 (S2) and G3 (S3) departments.
		In other words, the Command Company is very similar to a standard Infantry Battalion HHC without the Mortars, Anti-Tank, and logistical organizations.
		RAF Lakenheath is the closest and best medical facility available for the Parachute Regiment Exchange Officer and his family.
	www.army.mod.uk /ukpep/where/colchester/maj_in_company_commander.htm (1321 words)

	uboat.net - Fighting the U-boats - Aircraft - Polish Air Forces
		On 7 May, 1942 the Squadron 304, then a part of Bomber Command, was transferred to RAF Coastal Command.
		The squadron was a squadron of the Polish Air Force rather than a RAF squadron which it operated with.
		The opinion of the commander of squadron 304 was positive.
	uboat.net /allies/aircraft/polish.htm (1306 words)

	RAF Schleswig during the war
		The installations at Schleswig-See (Schleswig's sea base) were mainly used as a stopover chance for long-range observation flying boats and SAR units for both North Sea and the Baltic.
		At the end of 1943 the He219 was officially abandoned on the grounds that the Ju88G was capable of catching the Lancaster and Halifax but, as the He219 was the only night-fighter able to deal with the Mosquito, production continued.
		After examination, the aircraft were over-painted with RAF markings before being shipped for testing.
	www.adenairways.com /schleswig/schleswig_war.htm (745 words)

	Corgi AA34703 - Diecast Model B-57 Canberra RAF, RAF Cottesmore, England, (B.Mk.2): The Flying Mule
		The first Canberra delivered to the RAF was a B.Mk.2 on 25th May 1951 and this was followed by a further 415 B.Mk.2s.
		The badge was adopted by the squadron during the German's retreat in 1918.
		The squadron moved to RAF Cottesmore in April 1969 and operated Canberra B.2s and E.15s in this role until it disbanded in February 1976.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/CG-AA34703 (485 words)

	Mistel- WWII unmanned flying bomb paper model
		When the objective was reached, the pilot of the upper component set the controls to approach the target in a shallow glide, and at the appropriate distance detached his aircraft and climbed away, the pilotless lower component continuing on its set course.
		In the spring of 1944, RAF heavy bombers were being hacked down in droves.
		The fact that most of the losses were due to night-fighters emerged gradually, and it was near the end of the war before it was belatedly realised that many of these formated under the bomber and fired upwards in a perfect no-deflection shot.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Mistel-Bomber/info/info.htm (3837 words)

	Air Formation Signals Crescent
		In the congregation were members of the Air Formation Signal Regiments' Association, 19th Signal Regiment Association and serving members of the Royal Corps of Signals representing 21st Signal Regiment and the Cyprus Communications Unit.
		The badge on this plaque depicts the cap badge worn by all members of the Royal Corps of Signals until a new pattern was adopted in 1947.
		The plan view of a Beaufighter was first used in the Middle East as a marking on Air Formation Signals vehicles, with a fl or (later) red Beaufighter on the background of the traditional signals colours of white and light blue.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalsignals/rsa/arboretum/afsracresent.htm (1744 words)

	E-3 Sentry (AWACS)
		ESD was chosen to manage the AWACS because there had been a continuing migration of command, control and communications systems from ground to airborne platforms at the division which greatly broadened its scope and mission.
		Operational command of the Force is vested in, and collectively exercised by the MNCs through their executive agent, SACEUR, while the Force Commander exercises day-to-day Operational Control over the Force.
		The overwhelming density of diverse electronic signals transmitted and received created such a congested environment that the E-3s' full mission capability was greatly hindered.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/e-3.htm (1784 words)

	RAF Watton Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I arrived at RAF Watton around mid-afternoon; having noticed as I passed along the main street "The Crown" a place which was to feature in my life many times in the ensuing years.
		or was it 57) Squadron and the the CO was a Wing Commander Rake.
		I spent almost three years in the RAF and never set foot inside an aircraft except for the wreck on the corner of the airfield which was used for practice work with the station fire service.
	www.rafwatton.info /stories/atc.html (1989 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1969
		RAF Signals Command is disbanded and reformed as No.90 (Signals) Group, Strike Command.
		The RAF's 'V-force' relinquished the Quick Reaction Alert role and responsibility for Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent passed to the Polaris missile submarines of the Royal Navy.
		The first detachment of Royal Air Force (RAF) support helicopters is despatched to Northern Ireland to assist British Army units attempting to control inter-communal violence between the Protestant and Catholic communities.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1969.html (232 words)

	RAF Squadron Crests and Badges Gallery Index - Squadrons, Units and Stations - RAF Marham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a gallery of Squadron, Station, Section and Unit crests and RAF badges available for personal use only, to anyone interested in crests and badges, they are not to be used for commercial gain, without permission.
		The RAF crests depicted were initally RAF Marham orientated, however due to popular request this section of the website has been drastically increased, howevever it is not a comprehensive RAF crest listing.
		If you have any crests that would enhance the current selection please forward them to the Graphics Office at RAF Marham, where they may be redrawn to the current standard, the larger the better, (jpeg files only please - no word documents) or via e-mail to : webmaster@rafmarham.co.uk.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /gallery/crests-index.htm (627 words)

	Strike and Return - Collector
		Command, where he eventually was selected to join the famous 617 Squadron, flying
		At the outbreak of war he went to Burma and in 1942 was fortunate to escape when his airfield was overrun by the Japanese.
		Joining the RAF in 1939, he was posted as a wireless operator firstly to 149 Squadron, and then 99 Squadron on Wellingtons.
	www.brooksart.com /Strikereturn3.html (713 words)

	Semaphore: RAF MENWITH HILL
		RAF Menwith Hill is a Crown freehold site belonging to the UK Ministry of Defence.
		Signals intelligence is used to identify military command, control, communications and intelligence facilities.
		Menwith Hill had an important role as an interceptor of and a conduit for intelligence and command information in the Gulf war and the War on Iraq and its activities are likely to continue to expand as the US develops more space based war fighting systems.
	semaphore.blogs.com /semaphore/raf_menwith_hill (1060 words)

	RAF Bomber Command: Aircraft, Munitions, Stats, Missions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As German air defenses improved particularly the Kammhuber Line the loss rate suffered by RAF bombers increased from around 1.6% in 1940 to 4.8% by November of 1941.
		The advantages of the system were that any aircraft with the necessary receiving equipment on board could use it and, unlike the beams along which the German bombers flew to their targets, the GEE pulses were not themselves directed anywhere so that, even if detected, they would not reveal the bombers' potential destinations.
		Another advantage was that, as GEE did not require the navigator to issue interrogatory signals to the ground stations, the aircraft using it could not be homed upon by hostile night fighters.
	www.ww2guide.com /britishb.shtml (7437 words)

	Support Services of Fighter Command
		Watson-Watt suggested that this theory could be worked on with the possibility that the radio signal being bounced back could be picked up by a receiver and the impulses then displayed on a cathode ray tube.
		This way, because of the length of time that it took a signal to be returned and picked up by the receiver, it would be possible to determine the distance from signal source to aircraft.
		It was simply the failure to identify fighters of the RAF and hostile enemy aircraft and the result was that three Hurricanes of the RAF were shot down by friendly Spitfires.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0003.html (1906 words)

	Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Alwyn has 3-younger brothers and a younger sister; his sister lives in Glamorgan and owns her own hair salon; his youngest brother has recently retired from the RAF Regiment to settle in South Wales; his second youngest brother works for Alcatel in Newport; and his third brother is an RAF Sergeant stationed in Cyprus.
		His first RAF tour of duty was at RAF Boulmer (Northumberland) but he promptly started specialist training at RAF Newton (Nottinghamshire) on the Bloodhound Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system as a Launch Control Post (LCP) Fitter.
		His first ‘Radar Mechanic’ tour was at RAF Boulmer (Northumberland) working to equipment ‘box’ repair level on the High-powered / Long-range (300-nm) T84 and T85 search radars; the HF-200 Height-finding radar; and their associated display and radar office equipments.
	members.tripod.com /~Aquan/Alwyn.htm (1213 words)

	Royal Air Force Lyneham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is with great sadness that I am here to announce the names of the personnel who are missing, believed killed, in the recent C130 incident in Iraq.
		RAF Lyneham feels very priviliged to have received a private visit from our Honorary Air Commodore Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
		The Station Commander, Group Captain Paul Oborn, said " All the Station > personnel greatly appreciate the close relationship we have with our Honorary Air Commodore and value the time that she spends with us".
	www.lyneham.raf.mod.uk /html/news/iraq/c130_Down.htm (703 words)

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