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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

They may have been among a batch of 34 RAF medical records destroyed due to "incorrect metadata".

From BBC Jul. 15, 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

The helicopter was transporting 25 intelligence experts and four special forces crew from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to Fort George near Inverness when it crashed in foggy weather.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Men like Mr. Downes send their sons RAF wings to wear on their coats.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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