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squadron are trained gunners but can be involved in specialist support services such as administrators and drivers. A typical RAF Regiment squadron has support elements from the RAF but these personnel do not always deploy on patrols and other combat operations. Formerly, all RAF Regiment personnel were men, as it was
British government policy that women could not serve in close combat units. However, the intention was that by the end of 2018, women would be allowed to apply for these roles, with the RAF recruitment website 'looking forward' to female applications for the RAF Regiment. A review in 2017 determined that, although the Regiment was deemed to be the Royal Air Force's version of infantry, it was more alike to the
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damaged several, causing at least two of them to crash within a few miles of the airfield. In
February 1945, Sergeant Pollards's B.6 gun detachment of 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment shot down another Me 262 over the airfield of Volkel. The final appearance of Me 262s over Volkel was in 1945, when yet another fell to 2809's guns.
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but, critically, due to the nature of their structure and establishment for defensive security operations, a key limitation is that they are only able to operate up to
Company/Squadron level and so cannot bring the same 'Mass' to bear of an Line Infantry Regiment. Not all personnel on an RAF Regiment
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gun of B.11 Detachment of 2875 Squadron RAF Regiment, at the RAF forward airfield of
Helmond, near Eindhoven. Others were lost to ground fire on 17 and 18 December when the same airfield was attacked at intervals by a total of eighteen Me 262s and the guns of Nos. 2873 and 2875 squadrons RAF Regiment
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airfield on 1 March 1945. Only a roughly 1,076 sq yd (900 m) box, shared with the army and some United States anti-aircraft artillery, could be held at night and the airfield had to be cleared of enemy each morning before flying could start. As one of the RAF Regiment's proudest battle
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Percy Henry Mason survived to return to service a few months later. When asked by a board of inquiry why he had fired at his friend the officer replied that his target had "looked just like a rock ape" in the half light. The remark soon reverberated around the RAF and it was not long before the term
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October 1942, to retrain former ground defence airmen. It had an assault course considered tougher than anything the army had in India. Six field squadrons and seventy AA flights were initially formed, containing 160 officers and 4,000 other ranks. Until mid-1944 the AA flights were equipped only
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The Second World War campaign in north-eastern India and northern Burma was fought in jungle and mountains with few or non-existent roads and which facilitated the infiltration of enemy patrols behind front lines. This was overcome by holding defensive "boxes" mainly or entirely supplied by air. The
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German airborne forces invaded Crete, then held by Greek, British and
Commonwealth forces. The German invasion succeeded in major part because of the failure of the Allied land forces to recognise the strategic importance of the airfields, and hence to defend them adequately. In consequence the RAF
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fighters were deployed and an RAF Regiment squadron was also deployed from the United
Kingdom to provide ground defence. The agility of the Regiment was demonstrated in its ability to embark 51 Squadron RAF Regiment in six hours from the call to deploy. At the eastern end of the Empire, flights
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in terms of risk, due to its defensive security force mission. As a result, women will be allowed into the RAF Regiment from
September 2017, which was a full year before infantry units. In January 2020, the first female recruit to complete the 20-week training course passed out of RAF Honington.
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Disappointed with the failure of the
British Army to recognise the importance of airfields in modern warfare, Prime Minister Churchill made the RAF responsible for the defence of its own bases and the RAF Regiment was formed on 1 February 1942, with its first headquarters established at
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On 5 December 1944, twelve RAF Regiment squadrons deployed onto various airfields in southern Greece. They became engaged in fighting with Greek
Communist Forces (ELAS) which wished to depose the Greek government at that time. No. 2848 Field Squadron was the first RAF unit to arrive in
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base at Maleme was taken largely intact by German paratroop and glider forces, albeit with heavy casualties. The Germans were then reinforced by air behind allied lines. This led eventually to the loss of the whole island and substantial Allied losses in what became known as the
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The RAF Regiment fought as field, armoured car and light anti-aircraft (LAA) squadrons and flights in North Africa, the Middle East, Italy, the Balkans and North Western Europe, as well as 68 LAA squadrons defending the UK against V1 attacks as part of
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have been awarded to RAF Regiment members for conspicuous bravery. Four RAF Regiment personnel were killed by the IRA, all in 1988 and 1989 - one killed by hostile fire in Northern Ireland, the rest by snipers or car bombs in Europe.
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from RAF Regiment squadrons based in Singapore deployed to Hong Kong in 1968 to help maintain security and confidence. The RAF Regiment continued to be involved in Hong Kong into the mid-1970s providing protection at both
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surface-to-air missile system entered service with the RAF Regiment, and equipped four squadrons protecting four RAF airfields in Germany. Detachments from the German Rapier Squadrons, particularly from
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light tracked vehicles continued to be operated into the 1980s. Also from the 1980s units such as 19 Squadron were equipped with Rapier and tasked with defending USAF airbases such as
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all supplies and reinforcements had to be flown in between 29 March and 22 June 1944 with RAF Regiment units providing vital airfield defence. Following the failure of the Japanese
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defence of forward airfields close to the main army concentrations was vital to this tactic. A training school and depot for the RAF Regiment was established at
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Sturmvogel of III/KG51 based at Hopsten/Rheine near Osnabruck was the first confirmed ground-to-air kill of a jet combat aircraft. The 262 was shot down by a
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with light machine guns, then with Hispano 20 mm cannon for the rest of the war. Regiment units defended airfields and forward mobile radar units in
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2534:"3 British Soldiers Slain by IRA in Netherlands: 3 Others Wounded; Attacks Seen as Reprisal for Controversial Killing of 3 Guerrillas in Gibraltar"
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where it was sustaining heavy losses and at the same time suffering from a severe shortage of manpower, it was decided to transfer 25,000
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for the first time on 1 April 1943. During the War the RAF Regiment grew to a force of over 80,000 men.
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Ripley, Tim (16 April 2008). "RAF Regiment to boost equipment and recruitment".
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Through Adversity – The History of the Royal Air Force Regiment 1941–1992
2773:"Brian Blessed's Flash Gordon Secret & Special Message To The Forces"
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Never Not Ready: The History of RAF Regiment Parachute Units 1942 – 2012
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Haynes, Deborah (14 July 2017). "Women win right to join RAF infantry".
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GCHQ: The uncensored story of Britain's most secret intelligence agency
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Williams, Simon, ed. (28 July 2017). "Blue is the colour".
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CONSTANT VIGILANCE The RAF Regiment in the Burma Campaign
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of the regiment in 1947. He later decided to present his
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B Flight Combat Control Team (CCT), No. 4 Squadron RAAF
2953:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Aviation.
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as Tactical air controllers and some CBRN specialists.
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2626:"Norfolk woman is first to become RAF Regiment Gunner"
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to provide trained battlefield casualty replacements.
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The genesis of the RAF Regiment was the creation of
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2868:. Rushden, UK: Forces & Corporate Publishing.
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2165:Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journeys
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185:(Individual squadrons also have their own motto.)
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2384:"The Royal Tank Regiment: Back in the CBRN game"
2340:"RAF Regiment Restructuring - Details Announced"
1973:Air of Authority - A history of RAF organisation
1114:No. 2623 (East Anglian) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
721:, it was announced that from December 2011, the
2721:Fisher, John (2008). "3. Remember Gibraltar?".
1205:. Its members are organised into seven regular
688:, deployed to San Carlos beach-head during the
2515:"UK military deaths in Afghanistan: Full list"
2485:"Two Senior Aircraftmen Killed in Afghanistan"
2408:. Raf.mod.uk. 22 November 2013. Archived from
2274:(2nd ed.). London: Cassell. p. 238.
1889:"3 Sqn RAF Regiment Disbands At RAF Wittering"
1782:. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p.
1740:"Royal Marines and RAF Regiment face job cuts"
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2747:"British Armed Forces & National Service"
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2386:. British Armed Forces Review. 7 August 2014
1265:A Queen's Colour Squadron sentry relieves a
1104:No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
361:, formed in Egypt in 1921 for operations in
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2296:"Light armour returns to the RAF Regiment"
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2362:"CBRN role to transfer to RAF Regiment"
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2215:"Air Commodore Adrian McGuire obituary"
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645:unilateral declaration of independence
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2624:Johnson, Sabrina (23 January 2020).
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2342:. Ministry of Defence. 21 July 2005
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2194:. Vol. 119. 1988. p. 308
2047:. Vol. 118. 1988. p. 191
1969:"RAF Regiment Squadrons 2700-2850"
1925:from the original on 21 April 2009
1130:, (Field, assigned to support the
605:A recruiting poster from the 1950s
310:non-combatant evacuation operation
25:
4335:
3695:No. 2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3689:No. 2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3683:No. 2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3677:No. 2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3671:No. 2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2975:
2572:. Ministry of Defence. May 2002.
2491:. Royal Air Force. Archived from
2406:"RAF Regiment lay up 5 Standards"
1737:
1726:
1578:Origin of the "Rock Ape" nickname
1162:No. 2890 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
365:, followed shortly afterwards by
334:, and a 20-week gunner course at
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3928:Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos
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3708:
3581:
3570:
3558:
3548:
3501:
3365:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
1689:Structure of the Royal Air Force
1616:joined the RAF Regiment in 1942.
1541:Squadron RAuxAF (Ground Defence)
1285:
692:to provide anti-aircraft cover.
635:RAF Regiment in 1988 on tour in
440:Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars
436:Morris Light Reconnaissance Cars
271:
259:
84:
66:
3459:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
3339:List of serving senior officers
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2368:. 6 August 2011. Archived from
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2155:
2035:
1986:
1961:
444:Otter Light Reconnaissance Cars
57:1 February 1942 – present
4238:USAF Special Tactics Squadrons
3737:No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
3732:No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF
2982:Official RAF Regiment homepage
2900:The Royal Air Force Day by Day
2605:. No. 72275. p. 26.
1907:
1881:
1844:
1822:
1800:
1767:
1684:List of air force ground units
1498:No. 8 Force Protection Wing -
1492:No. 7 Force Protection Wing -
1486:No. 5 Force Protection Wing -
1480:No. 3 Force Protection Wing -
1474:No. 2 Force Protection Wing -
1227:Weapons Mount Installation Kit
1193:An RAF Regiment gunner in Iraq
371:No. 3 Armoured Car Company RAF
367:No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
359:No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF
348:History of the Royal Air Force
296:and functions as a specialist
13:
1:
4115:710th Special Operations Wing
3757:No.6 Armoured Car Company RAF
3752:No.5 Armoured Car Company RAF
3747:No.4 Armoured Car Company RAF
3742:No.3 Armoured Car Company RAF
2902:. Stroud, UK: History Press.
2532:Tuohy, William (2 May 1988).
1994:"No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment"
1810:. Royal Air Force. 4 May 2022
1694:
505:in late 1942 and early 1943.
308:. Examples of such tasks are
4141:Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
3961:Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air
3652:No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment
3645:Biological Warfare Detection
3636:No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment
3631:No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
3626:No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
3621:No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
3616:No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
2930:The RAF; a pictorial history
2842:The Royal Air Force Handbook
2467:"UK military deaths in Iraq"
1061:No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
1047:No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
1006:No. 66 Squadron RAF Regiment
984:No. 20 Squadron RAF Regiment
966:No. 19 Squadron RAF Regiment
937:No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
927:No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
902:No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment
892:No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment
882:No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment
868:No. 16 Squadron RAF Regiment
834:No. 58 Squadron RAF Regiment
824:No. 48 Squadron RAF Regiment
814:No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment
664:and at the radar station at
469:In late June 1944, with the
352:
318:Special Forces Support Group
35:The Royal Air Force Regiment
7:
4186:Special Operations Regiment
4181:RTAF Security Force Command
3611:No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment
3234:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
3229:RAF Search and Rescue Force
2947:Warwick, Nigel W M (2007).
2932:. London, UK: Robert Hale.
2844:. London, UK: Anova Books.
2802:Churchill, Winston (2015).
2567:"Women in the Armed Forces"
2245:Aldrich, Richard J (2010).
1634:
1037:No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment
804:No. 3 Squadron RAF Regiment
596:
373:. These were equipped with
10:
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3390:Warrant Officer of the RAF
3085:Operational Training units
2898:Pitchfork, Graham (2008).
2270:Armitage, Michael (1999).
1641:List of RAF Regiment units
1257:Current RAF Regiment units
639:with Rapier missile system
345:
341:
314:Tactical Air Control Party
255:Tactical Recognition Flash
4285:Royal Air Force Commandos
4270:Luftwaffe Field Divisions
4248:
4154:Swedish Air Force Rangers
3993:Hellenic Air Force Police
3974:German Air Force Regiment
3859:
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3577:United Kingdom portal
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3334:List of notable personnel
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3265:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
3257:
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3131:Satellite Landing Grounds
3113:
3047:
3038:
3029:
2928:Robertson, Bruce (1978).
2859:Oliver, Kingsley (1997).
1619:British football manager
1588:Western Aden Protectorate
1510:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1291:
1211:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1077:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
739:2623 (Auxiliary) Squadron
591:Luftwaffe Flugplatz Gatow
375:Rolls-Royce armoured cars
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47:Badge of the RAF Regiment
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4324:Royal Air Force Regiment
4201:Combat Search and Rescue
3875:Special Operations Group
3555:Royal Air Force Regiment
3469:RAF Football Association
3370:Air Member for Personnel
3090:Schools / Training units
2806:. Vol. 4. W&N.
1656:Aden Protectorate Levies
1592:Aden Protectorate Levies
1172:, formed 1 October 1989)
717:In 2011, as part of the
286:Royal Air Force Regiment
183:for "Through Adversity")
18:Royal Air Force Regiment
3888:Airfield Defence Guards
3380:Air Member for Materiel
2821:Deeley, Graeme (2012).
1778:A Dictionary of Mottoes
1669:Airfield Defence Guards
1031:Royal Air Force Germany
949:No. 6 Wing RAF Regiment
914:No. 5 Wing RAF Regiment
862:Royal Air Force Germany
854:No. 4 Wing RAF Regiment
794:No. 3 Wing RAF Regiment
725:role undertaken by the
552:On 26 November 1944, a
3725:Armoured Car Companies
2840:Dent, Stephen (2006).
2162:Lavery, Brian (2007).
1915:"The Battle for Crete"
1607:Notable former members
1386:(Parachute) (based at
1278:
1270:
1230:
1194:
1186:
1134:Force in West Germany)
676:
640:
624:instead presented the
614:Air Commodore-in-Chief
606:
581:
406:
238:Air Commodore-in-Chief
225:Honorary Air Commodore
4089:RNZAF Security Forces
3270:RAF Volunteer Reserve
2920:Jane's Defence Weekly
2665:. Ministry of Defence
2298:. Imperial War Museum
1891:. RAF. Archived from
1830:"RAF Regiment Gunner"
1738:Brown, Larisa (ed.).
1709:"RAF Regiment Gunner"
1674:RNZAF Security Forces
1276:
1264:
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1177:Organisation and role
840:, (Light Armour, 15x
674:
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393:An RAF Humber LRC in
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4228:USAF Security Forces
4102:Special Service Wing
4063:17º Stormo Incursori
4008:Garud Commando Force
3948:PLAAF Airborne Corps
3933:Comandos de Aviación
3303:List of RAF missiles
3286:List of RAF aircraft
3204:RAF Medical Services
3189:RAF Chaplains Branch
2684:Page, Lewis (2007).
2222:. 13 February 2014.
1919:www.nzhistory.net.nz
1679:USAF Security Forces
1603:was in general use.
1518:County of Nottingham
1466:RAF Force Protection
1244:Royal Armoured Corps
962:airfields in the UK
474:fighting in Normandy
448:Hispano 20 mm cannon
4022:Bravo Detachment 90
3679:(County of Norfolk)
3673:(County of Lincoln)
3588:Aviation portal
3464:RAF Benevolent Fund
3399:symbols and uniform
3032:Ministry of Defence
2711:, pp. 206–207.
2630:Eastern Daily Press
2456:, pp. 285–320.
2372:on 7 November 2011.
2272:The Royal Air Force
2140:, pp. 111–112.
2116:, pp. 158–180.
874:, (Air Defence, 8x
727:Joint CBRN Regiment
488:, to be retrained.
409:In 1941 during the
403:Operation Infatuate
3790:RAF Regiment Units
3697:(County of Oxford)
3444:Air Training Corps
3360:Chief of Air Staff
3224:RAF Music Services
2779:. 14 December 1915
2663:"Force Protection"
2521:. 12 October 2015.
2489:RAF - News by Date
2320:. RAF Brize Norton
2104:, pp. 93–103.
1774:Pine, L G (1983).
1512:Regiment Squadrons
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690:Falklands conflict
677:
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622:Queen Elizabeth II
607:
589:in 1945 to secure
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558:40/L60 40mm Bofors
407:
231:Sir Stephen Dalton
229:Air Chief Marshal
212:Commandant-General
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3344:Personnel numbers
3239:RAF Marine Branch
3219:RAF ground trades
3165:
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2960:978-1-84415-500-2
2909:978-0-7509-4309-3
2832:978-1-906542-49-8
2732:978-0 00-726678-4
2495:on 2 January 2017
2080:, pp. 29–33.
2068:, pp. 10–21.
2020:, pp. 91–92.
1895:on 1 January 2018
1852:"Royal Air Force"
1832:. Royal Air Force
1612:British comedian
1600:Flight Lieutenant
1596:hamadryas baboons
1525:City of Edinburgh
1360:
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1267:Coldstream Guards
1075:Additionally the
974:RAF Upper Heyford
770:Structure in 1989
762:to present a new
705:RAF Upper Heyford
464:Buckingham Palace
292:) is part of the
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1534:Squadron RAuxAF
1527:Squadron RAuxAF
1520:Squadron RAuxAF
1461:Force Protection
1388:RAF Brize Norton
1314:RAF Brize Norton
1282:
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1215:Military Crosses
1128:RAF Brize Norton
1010:RAF West Raynham
970:RAF Brize Norton
953:RAF West Raynham
941:RAF Hullavington
931:RAF Hullavington
918:RAF Hullavington
878:launch stations)
788:RAF Fire Service
541:, Grand Admiral
537:'s successor as
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503:Arakan Campaign
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405:, November 1944
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