Royal Air Force
Britishnoun
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“Russia has now lost both its operational and its strategic depth,” said retired Royal Air Force Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who ran operations in the British Ministry of Defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Karen Usher was 21 when she joined the Royal Air Force in 1990, and says years of feeling forced to hide her sexuality left her suffering a "mini-breakdown" while deployed in Italy.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Theo joins the Royal Air Force and takes to the skies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
During World War Two he served as a reconnaissance pilot in the Royal Air Force, then in the late 1940s emigrated to Canada.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
The local Royal Air Force squadron has been flying bombers from that field since 1936.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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