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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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RAF veteran Barrie Goodwin contacted Equiniti six years ago after receiving a higher payment than he was expecting.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

"Extra resources come in at that point where something as important as RAF Fylingdales is threatened by wildfire because it's literally in the middle of a moor, it's very vulnerable," she said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

It plans to use former military sites instead with two already up and running - RAF Wethersfield in Essex, and Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Tensions had risen recently over proposals to use RAF Barnham, a former air base just over the border in Suffolk, as asylum seeker accommodation.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

She calls the RAF Maidsend Squadron Leader “Creighton,” and she knows perfectly well his proper name is Leland North.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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