Royal Air Force
Britishnoun
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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
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
Theo joins the Royal Air Force and takes to the skies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Britain's foreign minister Yvette Cooper said the strike on the Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, a British overseas territory near the coastal city of Limassol, hit the "airport runway".
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
There, she would help refuel the Royal Air Force.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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