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RAF

American  
Or R.A.F.
  1. Royal Air Force.


RAF British  
/ ræf /

abbreviation

  1. Royal Air Force

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

RAF Cultural  
  1. Abbreviation for the British Royal Air Force.


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After the Atherton Inquiry, RAF veteran Stacey Denyer, who left the service in 2023, was one of a number of servicewomen who joined a ministerial roundtable to discuss putting its recommendations into practice.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Months after getting together, he said he had changed jobs and was working for Bristow Helicopters as a search and rescue pilot at RAF St Athan in south Wales.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Then, when he began his new job at RAF St Athan, there was apparently a delay in him being paid, so she loaned him money to buy new clothes and a smartwatch.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

However, it announced the early retirement of the Shadow R1 surveillance aircraft based at RAF Waddington.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“Batten down the hatches! Battle of Britain! RAF on offensive!”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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