1202:(RAuxAF) Regiment (RAuxAF Regt) squadrons. These are intended to counter ground-based threats to overseas/deployed RAF assets and, to this end, are trained as mobile infantry to move on foot, or in helicopters and protected mobility vehicles, to defend airfields and landing sites. The immediate area surrounding airfields (and not patrolled by the Army, who would be engaged on offensive operations forward) means RAF Regiment rifle flights (platoons) often spend long periods of time deployed on the ground deterring and detecting potential attackers. Leaving aside those injured, seriously or otherwise, five RAF Regiment gunners were killed in Iraq (one in a firefight, three, including a member of the RAuxAF, in a single mortar strike, and one in a road traffic incident) and five were killed in Afghanistan (one due to hostile fire, four due to IEDs, including one 51 year old member of the RAuxAF, the oldest member of the British Armed Forces to die in Afghanistan) with an additional man dying in an accident in Cyprus after leaving Afghanistan. Additionally, over the same period, three
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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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in
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
316:(chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) defence, equipped with advanced vehicles and detection measures. RAF Regiment instructors are responsible for training all Royal Air Force personnel in basic force protection such as first aid, weapon handling and CBRN skills.
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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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The principal areas from which women are excluded today - and which were the concern of this review - are those that are required deliberately to close with and kill the enemy face-to-face,
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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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2523:"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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In November 2013, The Queen's Colour (63), 1 and 27 Squadron had their new colours presented. However 16, 37 and 48 squadrons were disbanded.
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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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to the RAF Regiment. The new colour was to celebrate the 75th birthday of the formation of the Regiment in 1942.
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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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and the four Royal Air Force Regiment air defence squadrons were to be disbanded.
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Ripley, Tim (16 April 2008). "RAF Regiment to boost equipment and recruitment".
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honours, this three-week battle destroyed the Japanese hold on northern Burma.
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Through Adversity – The History of the Royal Air Force Regiment 1941–1992
2762:"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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at Dhala decided to amuse themselves by going out to shoot some of the
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of the RAF Regiment to the army, mostly to the infantry and the
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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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served with the RAF Regiment during his national service.
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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
2942:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Aviation.
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1797:"Appointment of Commandant General of the RAF Regiment"
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as Tactical air controllers and some CBRN specialists.
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2615:"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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No. 2729 (City of Lincoln) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
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2857:. Rushden, UK: Forces & Corporate Publishing.
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4308:Military units and formations established in 1942
2154:Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journeys
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174:(Individual squadrons also have their own motto.)
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2373:"The Royal Tank Regiment: Back in the CBRN game"
2329:"RAF Regiment Restructuring - Details Announced"
1962:Air of Authority - A history of RAF organisation
1103:No. 2623 (East Anglian) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
710:, it was announced that from December 2011, the
2710:Fisher, John (2008). "3. Remember Gibraltar?".
1194:. Its members are organised into seven regular
677:, deployed to San Carlos beach-head during the
2504:"UK military deaths in Afghanistan: Full list"
2474:"Two Senior Aircraftmen Killed in Afghanistan"
2397:. Raf.mod.uk. 22 November 2013. Archived from
2263:(2nd ed.). London: Cassell. p. 238.
1878:"3 Sqn RAF Regiment Disbands At RAF Wittering"
1771:. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p.
1729:"Royal Marines and RAF Regiment face job cuts"
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2976:The Official RAF Regiment Association website
2736:"British Armed Forces & National Service"
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2375:. British Armed Forces Review. 7 August 2014
1254:A Queen's Colour Squadron sentry relieves a
1093:No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
350:, formed in Egypt in 1921 for operations in
1266:Members of the RAF Regiment on parade, 2013
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2714:. London: Harper Collins. pp. 72–77.
2285:"Light armour returns to the RAF Regiment"
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2793:The Hinge of Fate: The Second World War
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2351:"CBRN role to transfer to RAF Regiment"
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2204:"Air Commodore Adrian McGuire obituary"
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763:The structure in 1989 was as follows:
634:unilateral declaration of independence
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2613:Johnson, Sabrina (23 January 2020).
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1640:Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment
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4156:Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17
3198:Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
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2331:. Ministry of Defence. 21 July 2005
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3438:Combined Cadet Force (RAF section)
2183:. Vol. 119. 1988. p. 308
2036:. Vol. 118. 1988. p. 191
1958:"RAF Regiment Squadrons 2700-2850"
1914:from the original on 21 April 2009
1119:, (Field, assigned to support the
594:A recruiting poster from the 1950s
299:non-combatant evacuation operation
14:
4324:
3684:No. 2624 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3678:No. 2623 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3672:No. 2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3666:No. 2620 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
3660:No. 2503 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
2964:
2561:. Ministry of Defence. May 2002.
2480:. Royal Air Force. Archived from
2395:"RAF Regiment lay up 5 Standards"
1726:
1715:
1567:Origin of the "Rock Ape" nickname
1151:No. 2890 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
354:, followed shortly afterwards by
323:, and a 20-week gunner course at
4279:
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4208:
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4148:
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3917:Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos
3908:
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3882:
3869:
3856:
3697:
3570:
3559:
3547:
3537:
3490:
3354:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
1678:Structure of the Royal Air Force
1605:joined the RAF Regiment in 1942.
1530:Squadron RAuxAF (Ground Defence)
1274:
681:to provide anti-aircraft cover.
624:RAF Regiment in 1988 on tour in
429:Humber Light Reconnaissance Cars
425:Morris Light Reconnaissance Cars
260:
248:
73:
55:
3448:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
3328:List of serving senior officers
2784:
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2357:. 6 August 2011. Archived from
2343:
2321:
2299:
2277:
2252:
2227:
2195:
2171:
2144:
2024:
1975:
1950:
433:Otter Light Reconnaissance Cars
46:1 February 1942 – present
4227:USAF Special Tactics Squadrons
3726:No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
3721:No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF
2971:Official RAF Regiment homepage
2889:The Royal Air Force Day by Day
2594:. No. 72275. p. 26.
1896:
1870:
1833:
1811:
1789:
1756:
1673:List of air force ground units
1487:No. 8 Force Protection Wing -
1481:No. 7 Force Protection Wing -
1475:No. 5 Force Protection Wing -
1469:No. 3 Force Protection Wing -
1463:No. 2 Force Protection Wing -
1216:Weapons Mount Installation Kit
1182:An RAF Regiment gunner in Iraq
360:No. 3 Armoured Car Company RAF
356:No. 2 Armoured Car Company RAF
348:No. 1 Armoured Car Company RAF
337:History of the Royal Air Force
285:and functions as a specialist
1:
4104:710th Special Operations Wing
3746:No.6 Armoured Car Company RAF
3741:No.5 Armoured Car Company RAF
3736:No.4 Armoured Car Company RAF
3731:No.3 Armoured Car Company RAF
2891:. Stroud, UK: History Press.
2521:Tuohy, William (2 May 1988).
1983:"No. 2 Squadron RAF Regiment"
1799:. Royal Air Force. 4 May 2022
1683:
494:in late 1942 and early 1943.
297:. Examples of such tasks are
4130:Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
3950:Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air
3641:No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment
3634:Biological Warfare Detection
3625:No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment
3620:No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
3615:No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
3610:No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
3605:No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
2919:The RAF; a pictorial history
2831:The Royal Air Force Handbook
2456:"UK military deaths in Iraq"
1050:No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment
1036:No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment
995:No. 66 Squadron RAF Regiment
973:No. 20 Squadron RAF Regiment
955:No. 19 Squadron RAF Regiment
926:No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment
916:No. II Squadron RAF Regiment
891:No. 63 Squadron RAF Regiment
881:No. 37 Squadron RAF Regiment
871:No. 26 Squadron RAF Regiment
857:No. 16 Squadron RAF Regiment
823:No. 58 Squadron RAF Regiment
813:No. 48 Squadron RAF Regiment
803:No. 27 Squadron RAF Regiment
653:and at the radar station at
458:In late June 1944, with the
341:
307:Special Forces Support Group
24:The Royal Air Force Regiment
7:
4175:Special Operations Regiment
4170:RTAF Security Force Command
3600:No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment
3223:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
3218:RAF Search and Rescue Force
2936:Warwick, Nigel W M (2007).
2921:. London, UK: Robert Hale.
2833:. London, UK: Anova Books.
2791:Churchill, Winston (2015).
2556:"Women in the Armed Forces"
2234:Aldrich, Richard J (2010).
1623:
1026:No. 1 Squadron RAF Regiment
793:No. 3 Squadron RAF Regiment
585:
362:. These were equipped with
10:
4329:
3379:Warrant Officer of the RAF
3074:Operational Training units
2887:Pitchfork, Graham (2008).
2259:Armitage, Michael (1999).
1630:List of RAF Regiment units
1246:Current RAF Regiment units
628:with Rapier missile system
334:
330:
303:Tactical Air Control Party
244:Tactical Recognition Flash
4274:Royal Air Force Commandos
4259:Luftwaffe Field Divisions
4237:
4143:Swedish Air Force Rangers
3982:Hellenic Air Force Police
3963:German Air Force Regiment
3848:
3778:
3754:
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3566:United Kingdom portal
3556:
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3323:List of notable personnel
3305:
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3254:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
3246:
3158:
3128:
3120:Satellite Landing Grounds
3102:
3036:
3027:
3018:
2917:Robertson, Bruce (1978).
2848:Oliver, Kingsley (1997).
1608:British football manager
1577:Western Aden Protectorate
1499:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1280:
1200:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1066:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
728:2623 (Auxiliary) Squadron
580:Luftwaffe Flugplatz Gatow
364:Rolls-Royce armoured cars
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94:Air Force Security Forces
86:
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36:Badge of the RAF Regiment
28:
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4313:Royal Air Force Regiment
4190:Combat Search and Rescue
3864:Special Operations Group
3544:Royal Air Force Regiment
3458:RAF Football Association
3359:Air Member for Personnel
3079:Schools / Training units
2795:. Vol. 4. W&N.
1645:Aden Protectorate Levies
1581:Aden Protectorate Levies
1161:, formed 1 October 1989)
706:In 2011, as part of the
275:Royal Air Force Regiment
172:for "Through Adversity")
3877:Airfield Defence Guards
3369:Air Member for Materiel
2810:Deeley, Graeme (2012).
1767:A Dictionary of Mottoes
1658:Airfield Defence Guards
1020:Royal Air Force Germany
938:No. 6 Wing RAF Regiment
903:No. 5 Wing RAF Regiment
851:Royal Air Force Germany
843:No. 4 Wing RAF Regiment
783:No. 3 Wing RAF Regiment
714:role undertaken by the
541:On 26 November 1944, a
3714:Armoured Car Companies
2829:Dent, Stephen (2006).
2151:Lavery, Brian (2007).
1904:"The Battle for Crete"
1596:Notable former members
1375:(Parachute) (based at
1267:
1259:
1219:
1183:
1175:
1123:Force in West Germany)
665:
629:
613:instead presented the
603:Air Commodore-in-Chief
595:
570:
395:
227:Air Commodore-in-Chief
214:Honorary Air Commodore
4078:RNZAF Security Forces
3259:RAF Volunteer Reserve
2909:Jane's Defence Weekly
2654:. Ministry of Defence
2287:. Imperial War Museum
1880:. RAF. Archived from
1819:"RAF Regiment Gunner"
1727:Brown, Larisa (ed.).
1698:"RAF Regiment Gunner"
1663:RNZAF Security Forces
1265:
1253:
1213:
1181:
1173:
1166:Organisation and role
829:, (Light Armour, 15x
663:
623:
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556:
382:An RAF Humber LRC in
381:
4217:USAF Security Forces
4091:Special Service Wing
4052:17º Stormo Incursori
3997:Garud Commando Force
3937:PLAAF Airborne Corps
3922:Comandos de Aviación
3292:List of RAF missiles
3275:List of RAF aircraft
3193:RAF Medical Services
3178:RAF Chaplains Branch
2673:Page, Lewis (2007).
2211:. 13 February 2014.
1908:www.nzhistory.net.nz
1668:USAF Security Forces
1592:was in general use.
1507:County of Nottingham
1455:RAF Force Protection
1233:Royal Armoured Corps
951:airfields in the UK
463:fighting in Normandy
437:Hispano 20 mm cannon
4011:Bravo Detachment 90
3668:(County of Norfolk)
3662:(County of Lincoln)
3577:Aviation portal
3453:RAF Benevolent Fund
3388:symbols and uniform
3021:Ministry of Defence
2700:, pp. 206–207.
2619:Eastern Daily Press
2445:, pp. 285–320.
2361:on 7 November 2011.
2261:The Royal Air Force
2129:, pp. 111–112.
2105:, pp. 158–180.
863:, (Air Defence, 8x
716:Joint CBRN Regiment
477:, to be retrained.
398:In 1941 during the
392:Operation Infatuate
3779:RAF Regiment Units
3686:(County of Oxford)
3433:Air Training Corps
3349:Chief of Air Staff
3213:RAF Music Services
2768:. 14 December 1915
2652:"Force Protection"
2510:. 12 October 2015.
2478:RAF - News by Date
2309:. RAF Brize Norton
2093:, pp. 93–103.
1763:Pine, L G (1983).
1501:Regiment Squadrons
1268:
1260:
1220:
1184:
1176:
679:Falklands conflict
666:
630:
611:Queen Elizabeth II
596:
578:in 1945 to secure
571:
547:40/L60 40mm Bofors
396:
220:Sir Stephen Dalton
218:Air Chief Marshal
201:Commandant-General
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3333:Personnel numbers
3228:RAF Marine Branch
3208:RAF ground trades
3154:
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2949:978-1-84415-500-2
2898:978-0-7509-4309-3
2821:978-1-906542-49-8
2721:978-0 00-726678-4
2484:on 2 January 2017
2069:, pp. 29–33.
2057:, pp. 10–21.
2009:, pp. 91–92.
1884:on 1 January 2018
1841:"Royal Air Force"
1821:. Royal Air Force
1601:British comedian
1589:Flight Lieutenant
1585:hamadryas baboons
1514:City of Edinburgh
1349:
1348:
1256:Coldstream Guards
1064:Additionally the
963:RAF Upper Heyford
759:Structure in 1989
751:to present a new
694:RAF Upper Heyford
453:Buckingham Palace
281:) is part of the
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205:Air Vice-Marshal
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2814:. Barney Books.
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2742:on 2 August 2012
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1516:Squadron RAuxAF
1509:Squadron RAuxAF
1450:Force Protection
1377:RAF Brize Norton
1303:RAF Brize Norton
1271:
1270:
1204:Military Crosses
1117:RAF Brize Norton
999:RAF West Raynham
959:RAF Brize Norton
942:RAF West Raynham
930:RAF Hullavington
920:RAF Hullavington
907:RAF Hullavington
867:launch stations)
777:RAF Fire Service
530:, Grand Admiral
526:'s successor as
499:Battle of Imphal
400:Second World War
374:Second World War
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3168:Air Force Board
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1409:North Yorkshire
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949:Third Air Force
817:RAF Lossiemouth
779:, RAF Catterick
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701:Royal Artillery
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534:, at his HQ in
520:Operation Diver
492:Arakan Campaign
413:RAF Belton Park
405:Battle of Crete
394:, November 1944
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