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Tactical recognition flash (TRF) is the British military term for a coloured patch worn on the right arm of combat clothing by members of the British Army, [1] Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. A TRF serves to quickly identify the regiment or corps of the wearer, in the absence of a cap badge .
A DZ Flash is a badge or patch worn by the Airborne forces of the British Army and all squadrons of the RAF Regiment. [1] DZ stands for ' drop zone '. In RAF Regiment use, these flashes distinguish between squadrons, although within the RAF Regiment only II Squadron has a parachute capability.
Royal Air Force (Belgian) Training School (1944–46) transferred to Belgian Air Force control [66] Royal Air Force (Middle East) Central Gunnery School (1943–45) [14] Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF (1918–19) became School of Army Co-operation RAF [65]
The genesis of the RAF Regiment was the creation of No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF, formed in Egypt in 1921 for operations in Iraq, [5] followed shortly afterwards by No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF and No. 3 Armoured Car Company RAF.
The Army Air Corps Centre was previously the Light Aircraft School RAF (1953–57), [45] Air Observation Post School RAF (1950–53), [46] No. 227 (Air Observation Post) Conversion Unit (1947–50), [47] No. 227 Operational Conversion Unit RAF (1947), [47] No. 43 Operational Training Unit (1942–47), [48] No. 1424 (Air Observation Post) Flight ...
The Royal Air Force uniform is the standardised military dress worn by members of the Royal Air Force. The predominant colours of Royal Air Force uniforms are blue-grey and Wedgwood blue. Many Commonwealth air forces' uniforms are also based on the RAF pattern, but with nationality shoulder flashes. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets wear similar ...
The beech tree represents the wood at RAF Halton where the school was first formed. [1] Note the approval signature by King George VI. The motto translates as Growing we learn. [2] Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force are the insignia of certain commands, squadrons, units, wings, groups, branches and stations within the Royal Air Force. They ...
This is a list of equipment currently used by the Royal Air Force Regiment.The RAF Regiment is the ground fighting force of the Royal Air Force and contributes to the defence of RAF airfields in the UK and overseas, and provides Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) to the British Army and Royal Marines, and a contingent to the Special Forces Support Group from No. II (Parachute) Squadron.