Royal Air Force
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A Royal Air Force plane carrying 68 personnel and equipment including sniffer dogs and drones took off from Brize Norton airbase on Friday evening to join an international rescue operation.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Sunday's six-hour operation, which saw commandos fast-roping from a helicopter on to the tanker and was supported by the Royal Air Force, was the first of its kind carried out by UK armed forces.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
So, it made perfect sense that the first Formula One Grand Prix was held in 1950 at a former Royal Air Force bomber base in Northamptonshire known as Silverstone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Theo joins the Royal Air Force and takes to the skies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The Royal Air Force plane carrying six former POWs from Korea touched down at Abingdon Airfield in England in April 1953.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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