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	Timeline of the Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Air Force is formed by amalgamating the RFC and RNAS.
		13 May - The Independent Force, RAF is created as the worlds first air force not controlled by an army or navy.
		11 November - At the end of the First World War, the RAF was the largest Air Force in the world with 27,333 officers, 263,837 other ranks, 22,647 aircraft, 103 airships, 133 front-line squadrons, 15 flights and 270 aerodromes overseas, 55 front-line squadrons, 75 training squadrons/depots, 401 aerodromes at home and 25,000 WRAF members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_the_Royal_Air_Force (696 words)

	Royal Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The decision to merge the two units and create an independent air force was a response to the events of World War I, the first war in which air power proved to be decisive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Air_Force (4003 words)

	Read about Royal Canadian Air Force at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Royal Canadian Air Force and learn about ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The RCAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force with a maple leaf, a symbol of Canada in the centre.
		The infant Canadian Air Force had planned to form six additional squadrons in Europe, but the Armistice also disrupted these plans and in late November, the existing two squadrons were merely upgraded with new aircraft.
		On February 1, 1968, the Royal Canadian Air Force was merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army to form the Canadian Armed Forces.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/RCAF (1839 words)

	wiki/RAF Bases Definition / wiki/RAF Bases Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		RAF Cranwell RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire near the village of Cranwell.
		ShropshireShropshire (abbreviated Salop or Salops) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd....
		RAF ValleyRAF Valley is a Royal Air Force station on the island of Anglesey, Wales.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/RAF_Bases (3954 words)

	Encyclopedia: 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 RAF was under the supervision of the Air Ministry and was the world's second independent air force, after the German Luftwaffe, though because the Luftwaffe was disbanded after the end of World War I, the RAF is the oldest airforce in the world.
		The church of St Clement Danes, in London, was consecrated as the Central Church of the Royal Air Force in 1958.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Air-Force (902 words)

	United Kingdom: Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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).
		Royal Air Force Ensign is to be hoisted daily at the Headquarters of the force, Headquarters of area and independent commands, from airships, and at stations and units given in the appendix to this Order.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb!raf.html (4161 words)

	United States Air Force - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Secretary of the Air Force is Dr. James G. Roche.
		The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is General (Gen) John P. Jumper.
		Air forces are composed of two or more air divisions.
	open-encyclopedia.com /US_Air_Force (1467 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This Time Line traces the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force from 1780 to 1918, documenting the major events in the development of flight and the service during this period.
		It continued, "The day may not be far off when aerial operations with their devastation of enemy lands and destruction of industrial and populous centres on a vast scale may become the principal operations of war, to which the older forms of military and naval operations may become secondary and subordinate".
		At the end of the War, the RAF was the largest Air Force in the world with 27,333 officers, 263,837 other ranks, 22,647 aircraft, 103 airships, 133 front-line squadrons, 15 flights and 270 aerodromes overseas, 55 front-line squadrons, 75 training squadrons/depots, 401 aerodromes at home and 25,000 WRAF members.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/line1780.html (1426 words)

	Royal Refinement: A Timeline of the Beechcraft King Air: Aviation History: Wings Over Kansas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Super King Air was powered by to PandW PT6A-41 turboprop engines rated at 850 shp each, and could deliver that power up to 106 degrees F. The aircraft carried 544 gallons of fuel in wing/nacelle tanks and two auxiliary tanks located in the wing center section that was two feet wider than the A100's.
		Air conditioning was standard along with complete wing/tail/propeller deice and windshield antiice equipment.
		Intended as a step-up King Air from the E90, the F90 was equipped with two 750 shp PT6A-135 turboprop engines, seated seven to 10 occupants (including crew) and cruised at 307 mph.
	www.wingsoverkansas.com /history/article.asp?id=346 (2827 words)

	Special ops reservist helping rebuild Iraqi air force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		With much of Iraq’s air force in ruin or disrepair, the challenge was for the team to devise a deliberate plan to help the country develop and establish mission capabilities.
		The timeline for the transition is aggressive, with an operations plan that extends out five to 10 years from now.
		Air Force Reserve Command reports as many as 1,500 reservists are currently deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, a fact that did not go unnoticed by the general.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123012829 (833 words)

	Historical Timeline :: Cleveland National Air Show
		During one performance the F-14 Tomcat was forced to land early when one afterburner was stuck in the "on" position (the engine was shut down and the aircraft landed safely).
		Air Racing fans are treated to a flying display of the F2G-1 Super Corsair that won 3rd place in the 1949 Thompson Trophy Race and a static display of the vintage "Pete" racer.
		The Cleveland Air Show was headlined by the US Navy Blue Angels (complete with Fat Albert's JATO demonstration) and showcased its role in Aviation's 100 year history as host of the "Golden Age of Aviation" and a focus on the National Air Races.
	www.clevelandairshow.com /press_room/historical.htm (2612 words)

	TIMELINE
		Air arm of the Army becomes the Army Air Forces.
		She will take the job only if it is clearly understood that when the time comes she will be called on and be free to return from England to direct the work of women pilots at home.
		The first Army Air Force bomber mission over western Europe in World War II is flown by B 17s of the 97th Bombardment Group against the Rouen-Sotteville Railyards in France.
	www.wasp-wwii.org /wasp/resources/timeline.htm (2857 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 (338 words)

	CBC the fifth estate: Conspiracy Theories - The Saudi Connection
		Below is a timeline that details the relationship between the Bin Laden and Bush families that culminates in the tragic events of September 11th.
		Soon Bin Laden makes a deal with the Saudi royal family: he is allowed to leave the kingdom with his fortune, and will receive funding for al Qaeda from various Saudi charities and banks, but in return he must not launch attacks against the royal family.
		Osama bin Laden is forced to move from the Sudan to Afghanistan under pressure from the Clinton administration.
	www.cbc.ca /fifth/conspiracytheories/saudi.html (2157 words)

	Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base
		The 333rd Air Base Squadron at Udorn RTAFB was redesignated the 6232nd Combat Support Group (CSG) in July 1965, then assigned to the 13th Air Force, then the only Thailand based tactical wing in Thailand was at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB), the 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing.
		From the Roster of the AVG, there were 21 AVG Pilots KIA or MIA during the AVG's heroic combat career, which the U.S. Air Force recognizes being from 7 Dec 1941 to 14 July 1942.
		In CAT was active in the French war against Communist insurgents in Indochina, where CAT planes and Pilots flew airlifts in US Air Force-supplied C-119s and C-47's bearing the tricolored roundels of the French Air Force, flying troops, tanks, food, medicines, heavy equipment and other cargo to hard-pressed French forces in Vietnam and Laos.
	www.geocities.com /edavis.geo/Udorn.html (2440 words)

	Neville Chamberlain Speech - On Hitler's Invasion of Poland
		Nor have we neglected any means of making it crystal clear to the German Government that if they insisted on using force again in the manner in which they had used it in the past we were resolved to oppose them by force.
		As regards the immediate manpower requirements, the Royal Navy, the Army and the Air Force are in the fortunate position of having almost as many men as they can conveniently handle at this moment.
		If out of the struggle we again re-establish in the world the rules of good faith and the renunciation of force, why, then even the sacrifices that will be entailed upon us will find their fullest justification.
	www.historyplace.com /speeches/chamberlain.htm (1324 words)

	Air Force One 707 Simulator Project - Home
		On Wednesday Septermber 1st, 2004 the 707 simulator moved to the Augusta Air Museum to begin the restoration process.
		In preparation for the kick-off ceremony September 8th, 2004 at 10:00 AM, the three anniversary of the final flight the Air Force One VC-137 Fleet.
		SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- A jumbo jet that flew seven presidents as Air Force One was carefully towed along an interstate and up a winding mountain road to its retirement home at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
	www.707sim.com (390 words)

	Cyndi's List - U.K. - Military
		For those researching the Royal New Zealand Fencibles, a corp of retired soldiers from Britain and Ireland who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand 1847-1852 and formed the defence force which protected the early settlers of Auckland.
		For British men and women who were born, married, died, served in the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, the British Army, were residents on the island, or in some manner are connected with Malta.
		The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
	www.cyndislist.com /miluk.htm (4778 words)

	Articles - United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Also sometimes associated with the United Kingdom, though not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom itself, are the Crown dependencies (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) as self-governing possessions of the Crown, and a number of overseas territories under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
		The 40,900-member Royal Navy is in charge of the United Kingdom's independent strategic nuclear arm, which consists of four Trident Ballistic Missile Submarines, while the Royal Marines provide infantry units for amphibious assault and for specialist reinforcement forces in and beyond the NATO area.
		The Royal Navy is the second largest navy in the World in terms of gross tonnage.
	www.vacuum-center.net /articles/United_Kingdom (3954 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This Time Line traces the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force, illustrating the significant part the Service has played in the development of aircraft as we know them today.
		The Time Line features many photographs and illustrations, as well as sound-bites and "clickable" elements which provide fuller explanations of the major aircraft types, people and events of the period.
		For example, the first part of the line, 1780 to 1918, covers the major events of aviation history during those years and features the major political events that influenced the shape of the flying services, leading to the formation of the Royal Air Force.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/timeline.html (223 words)

	United Kingdom
		My sources tell me that the proportions of Royal Navy flags were set at 1:2 for ensigns and jacks, and 2:3 for command flags " early in Queen Victoria's reign".
		Naval flags were changed in 1908 when the Admiralty decided that the blue in Union Flags and Ensigns should be the same shade of blue as that selected by King Edward VII for the Royal Standard.
		This was known as pattern 74 'Royal Blue', and replaced pattern 63 "Dark Blue".
	www.fotw.net /flags/gb.html (2569 words)

	Wings Over Alberta - Canada's Air War
		In 1938, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) faced an uncertain future.
		It was tiny and, formed five years after World War I, had spent its first decade and a half performing civil government air operations, such as patrolling for forest fires.
		It did not, however, seem practical to them for the dominions to maintain their own air forces overseas, preferring instead to integrate them into the ranks of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
	www.abheritage.ca /flyboys/airwar/background.htm (206 words)

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		Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
		Memoradum by the Director of the Air Department, Admiralty - 23 October 1914
		Royal Warrant instituting the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Distinguished Flying Medal and the Air Force Medal,
	www.rafweb.org /Menu.htm (732 words)

	Forces Reunited - Find Military Friends, Find Army Friends, Find RAF Friends, Find Royal Navy Friends at ForcesReunited
		You are more likely to find your old UK forces friends here (and they are more likely to find you) than anywhere else on the web, fact!
		You can even register if you weren't in any of the forces, as attached civilian personnel or a forces family member.
		The site is open to everyone with an interest in the military and with our kind of numbers, there's bound to be someone on our database you know.
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk (453 words)

	The Indian Air Force in the 1947-48 Kashmir Operations [www.bharat-rakshak.com]
		The first test for the Independent Royal Indian Air Force came within months of August 15.
		The Operations of the 47-48 War were unique in the sense that this was the first time Transport aircraft of the IAF saw full time deployment in operations.
		Acknowledgements: Indian Air Force, The Society for Aerospace Studies in New Delhi, Wg Cdr Donald Michael, Air Chief Marshal HS Moolgavkar, Kunal Verma of KaleidoIndia, Darryl Michael, Kathleen Barry.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/1948War (414 words)

	United States Air Force Base
		Within a year of the base opening, the United States Air Force contracted the operations of the
		base to Pan American and all the military forces were withdrawn except for the Base Commander.
		Grand Turk, along with several other bases, was used to track all of the space launches from Explore 1 to the last of the Mercury flights and was the first place that John Glenn was taken to on Feb 20, 1962.
	www.tcmuseum.org /space_race/united_states_air_force_base (589 words)

	WWW-VL: History: Military History
		Land Forces of Britain, the Empire, and the Commonwealth [extraordinary breadth and depth of coverage]
		Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918, by Glenn Jewison and Jörg C.
		Land Forces of Britain, the Empire, and Commonwealth.
	vlib.iue.it /history/mil (1944 words)

	Military History, Joint, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space History Resources and Documents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Air and Space Power Course, from the College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education (CADRE)
		The United States Strategic Bombing Survey and Air Force Doctrine, by McMullen, SAAS paper, 2001 - "analyzes the impact of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) on the post World War II doctrine of strategic bombing"
		The U.S. Army Air Force in WW II
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/awc-hist.htm (4413 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This section of the Royal Air Force site celebrates the history of the service and its pioneering role in the development of aviation, from its earliest beginnings to the present day.
		Finally, a Timeline tracing the history of aviation and the RAF
		If you are a current or ex-member of the service, or have an interest in Royal Air Force history the Royal Air Force Historical Society exists to provide a focus for those interests.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/index.html (182 words)

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