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Royal Air Force

British  

noun

  1.  RAF.  the air force of the United Kingdom

"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

Royal Air Force Cultural  
  1. The British air force, most famous for its performance in the Battle of Britain and other campaigns of World War II. Known as the RAF.


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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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