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  2. Uniforms of the Royal Air Force - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Aircrew brevet - Wikipedia

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    An aircrew flying badge (unofficially and incorrectly known as an aircrew brevet – which is actually French for a diploma or certificate) is the badge worn on the left breast, above any medal ribbons, by qualified aircrew in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, British Army, Indian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian ...

  4. Flight suit - Wikipedia

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    A flight suit worn in 1925 A British WWII crewman in full flightsuit (with aerial camera) East German National People's Army flight suit, 1962–1978. As aviation developed in unheated open cockpits, the need for warm clothing quickly became apparent, as did the need for multiple pockets with closures of buttons, snaps, or zippers to prevent loss of articles during maneuvers.

  5. No. 10 Air Experience Flight RAF - Wikipedia

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    After a probationary period flight staff are issued a set of flying kit, comprising flight jacket/cold weather jacket (olive green), white knee-boards and clear plastic covers (for recording details in the aircraft or on the taxiway), flying gloves (white), flying suit, aircrew socks and aircrew roll neck top and no1 RAF airmans/ airwomens cap.

  6. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Air Force (RAF) maintains a number of independent flights; some on a permanent basis, others on an ad-hoc basis as required. Historically, some flights were alphabetically named . For a full list, see the list of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights .

  7. Royal Air Force - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Heraldic badges of the Royal Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The first badge adopted by the RAF was the official Royal Air Force Badge, and was instituted on 1 August 1918, some four months after the formation of the Royal Air Force. [4] Afterwards, units and squadrons adopted their own insignia and used them in a way similar to a regimental colour.

  9. Red Arrows - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the formal name of the Red Arrows, began life at RAF Little Rissington in Gloucestershire, then the Central Flying School before moving to RAF Fairford. The Red Arrows moved to RAF Kemble, now Cotswold Airport , in 1966 after RAF Fairford became the place of choice for BAC to run test flights for the Concorde ...