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The Royal Air Force Club, or RAF Club in short-form, is a club located at 128 Piccadilly, London.. Membership is open to those who hold, or have held, commissions in the RAF, PMRAFNS, Reserve Forces and Commonwealth and friendly foreign air forces, Members of the British Army and Royal Navy who are serving on secondment with the RAF are also eligible for membership.
The Slingsby T.21 was one of the first two aircraft owned by the Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association. The Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association (RAFGSA) is a voluntary organisation which exists to provide recreational flying to all RAF servicemen and women, in particular those employed in ground duties.
The foundations of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force were laid by the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) which was formed early in 1918, but, although plans were formulated for the continual employment of women with the RAF in peacetime, they had to be abandoned on account of the drastic post-war economy and by April 1920, the disbandment of the WRAF ...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [7] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [8]
The Royal Air Force College was formed on 1 November 1919 as the RAF (Cadet) College under the authority of its first commandant Air Commodore Charles Longcroft. [7] Prior to this, RAF cadets had been trained by the RAF Cadet Brigade based at Hastings under the command of Brigadier-General Alfred Critchley .
RAF Digby Sector operations room. Now demolished & site of a golf club. RAF Blyton: AL England Lincolnshire: 1942 1954 Now known the site of Blyton Park Driving Centre and is used for motorsport and track days. RAF Boa Island: Northern Ireland County Fermanagh: 1944 1945 Satellite to RAF Killadeas flying boat station. Also known as Rock Bay ...
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The Royal Air Force Motor Sports Association (RAFMSA) is the officially recognised sports body of the Royal Air Force (RAF) that encourages participation in motor sports. As well as running its own competitions and championships, its members variously compete and officiate in other motor sports events at local, national , and international level.