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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.
The Royal Air Forces Association branch & club in Hexham, Northumberland. The Royal Air Forces Association, also known as RAF Association or RAFA, is a British registered charity. It provides care and support to serving and retired members of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth, and to their dependents.
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]
At Armistice Day in 1918, the fledgling Royal Air Force consisted of a combined personnel of 291,170, which was expected to be reduced to 60,000 by 1 October 1919. [4] In fact, by October 1919, the numbers had dropped to 58,000, increasing fears within the Royal Air Force that it would cease to be an independent air force, and be subsumed into ...
Upon the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the British Army, specifically the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). [2] The RFC ranks of Flight Sergeant (equivalent to Staff Sergeant ), Sergeant , Corporal and Air Mechanic were directly adopted.
Rank badge of a Royal Air Force chief technician RAF chief technician as it appears on dress uniform. Chief technician (Chf Tech or formerly C/T) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force which is only held by aviators in technical trades and by musicians. [1]
1 April 1994 - Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Wilson; 1 May 1995 - Air Marshal Sir David Cousins; 7 August 1998 - Air Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall; 23 March 2000 - Air Marshal Sir John Day; March 2001 - Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville; April 2003 - Air Marshal Sir Joe French; 6 January 2006 - Air Marshal Barry Thornton
Flying officer (Fg Offr or F/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. [1] The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. Flying officer is immediately senior to pilot officer and immediately below flight lieutenant.