RAF

American

Or R.A.F.

Royal Air Force.

RAF British

/ ræf /

abbreviation

Royal Air Force

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RAF Cultural

Abbreviation for the British Royal Air Force.

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Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team also took part in the search, along with RAF Mountain Rescue Team among others.

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The US has in the past used RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, and the UK overseas territory of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to carry out strikes in the Middle East region.

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John's job in the Army took him to Ireland, while Mik remained as an RAF nurse in Germany.

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For the first time, the UK got involved, sending an RAF surveillance aircraft and a Royal Navy support ship to help the operation.

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In November 2025, while on bail and awaiting sentencing, Gunnery was hired to play Winston Churchill's violin at the prestigious RAF Club in London.

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