Royal Air Force

British  

noun

1.  RAF.  the air force of the United Kingdom

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Royal Air Force Cultural  

1. The British air force, most famous for its performance in the Battle of Britain and other campaigns of World War II. Known as the RAF.

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Example Sentences

So, it made perfect sense that the first Formula One Grand Prix was held in 1950 at a former Royal Air Force bomber base in Northamptonshire known as Silverstone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

For his 1970 novel, “Bomber,” a fictionalization of a Royal Air Force raid over Germany in 1943, he spoke to survivors and listened to wartime tape recordings to get the dialogue right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Britain's foreign minister Yvette Cooper said the strike on the Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, a British overseas territory near the coastal city of Limassol, hit the "airport runway".

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Wing Cdr Sasha Nash, who has taken over from Wing Cdr Adam Collins as the most senior officer in the Royal Air Force aerobatic team, described it as the "opportunity of a lifetime".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

By the middle of 1942, the Air Transport Auxiliary in the United Kingdom let women ferry every single type of aircraft that the men of the Royal Air Force flew.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein