Royal Air Force

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Image File history File links Royal-Air-Force-Ensign. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Air Force Regiment is a specialist corps within the Royal Air Force, responsible for defending airfields and associated installations. ... The Royal Air Force has its own dedicated intelligence branch. ... The Royal Air Force Police (RAFP), also called the Provost Branch, is the military police branch of the British Royal Air Force. ... University Air Squadrons are training units of the Royal Air Force which provide basic flying training to students at British universities. ... See the History section on the Royal Air Force page. ... Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Air Force since it was formed in 1918 by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. ... Strike Command is the successor organisation in the Royal Air Force to RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command and RAF Coastal Command of WWII fame. ... Number 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the three groups in RAF Strike Command. ... Number 2 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the three groups in RAF Strike Command. ... Number 3 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the three groups in RAF Strike Command. ... The Joint Force Air Component Headquarters is the United Kindgdoms deployable air Command and Control Unit. ... Personnel and Training Command is one of two operational commands of the Royal Air Force along with Strike Command. ... The Training Group of the Royal Air Force is the group that controls the stations of Personnel and Training Command. ... This is a list of Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ... // Origins Lieutenant-General David Henderson originally proposed that Royal Air Force officers use a combination of British Army and Royal Navy ranks. ... Enlisted ranks is not a term used in the Royal Air Force, and is only used in this articles title for the sake of consistency with rank listings in other countries, not least those of the United States. ...

1900-1918

• 1901
  • 29 October - The Aero Club of Great Britain is established. In the following years many early military pilots were trained by members of the Club.
• 1905
  • 27 April - Sapper Moreton of the British Army's Balloon Section is lifted 2,600 ft (792 m) by a kite at Aldershot under the supervision of the kite's designer, Samuel Cody.
• 1908 - Samuel Cody completes the first powered flight in the UK at Farnborough.
• 1911
  • 1 April - Air Battalion, Royal Engineers formed at Larkhill.
  • December - The Royal Naval Flying School formed at Eastchurch, Kent.
• 1912
  • 13 April - Royal Flying Corps (RFC) formed.
  • 13 May - RFC assume control of Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers and the Naval Air Service.
  • 19 June- Central Flying School (CFS) is formed at Upavon.
• 1914
  • 1 July - Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) formed by splitting airship squadrons away from the RFC
  • September - The first RNAS aircraft squadrons formed. 1 Squadron RNAS at Antwerp, 2 Squadron RNAS at Eastchurch, 3 Squadron RNAS at St. Pol, France.
• 12 December 1916 - RFC expands to 106 front-line squadrons and 95 reserve and training squadrons.
• 29 November 1917 - The Air Force (Constitution) Act passed, providing for creation of an Air Force and an Air Ministry.
• 1918
  • 2 January - The Air Ministry comes into being with Lord Rothermere as Secretary of State for Air. Major-General Sir Hugh Trenchard becomes the first Chief of the Air Staff (CAS).
  • 1 April
    • The Royal Air Force is formed by amalgamating the RFC and RNAS.
    • First operational mission by the RAF carried out by 22 Squadron
    • Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) formed.
  • 13 May - The Independent Force, RAF is created as the worlds first air force not controlled by an army or navy.
  • 3 June - The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Force Cross (AFC), Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM), Air Force Medal (AFM) are constituted.
  • June - Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service formed.
  • 11 November - At the end of the First World War, the RAF was the largest Air Force in the world with 27,333 officers, 263,837 other ranks, 22,647 aircraft, 103 airships, 133 front-line squadrons, 15 flights and 270 aerodromes overseas, 55 front-line squadrons, 75 training squadrons/depots, 401 aerodromes at home and 25,000 WRAF members.

1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... The Royal Aero Club is the national co-ordinating body for Air Sport in the United Kingdom. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Map sources for Aldershot at grid reference SU8650 Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, on a moorland 55 km (35 miles) southwest of London, and is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. ... Samuel Franklin Cody (1867 - August 7, 1913) was an early pioneer of manned flight, most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that were used in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Samuel Franklin Cody (1867 - August 7, 1913) was an early pioneer of manned flight, most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that were used in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. ... Farnborough is a town in the Rushmoor borough of Hampshire in South East England. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... Larkhill is a village in Wiltshire, England, on the edge of Salisbury Plain. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Eastchurch is a village on the Isle of Sheppey a mile east of Minster. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. Origin and Early History Formed by Royal Warrant on May 13, 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I. When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was founded on April 13, 1912 it was intended to encompass all military flying. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... No. ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ... No. ... Eastchurch is a village on the Isle of Sheppey a mile east of Minster. ... Saint-Pol is part of the name of several communes in France: Saint-Pol-de-Léon, in the Finistère département, named after Pol Aurelian, a Celtic saint Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, in the Nord département Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, in the Pas-de-Calais département This is a disambiguation page... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the United Kingdom Government, established in 1918 with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the (then newly formed) Royal Air Force. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868 - 1940) was a highly successful British newspaper proprietor, owner of Associated Newspapers. ... The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. ... Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (February 3, 1873 - February 10, 1956) was the British Chief of the Air Staff during World War I, and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... Chief of the Air Staff can also refer to the head of the Canadian Forces Air Command. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... No. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... UK DFC medal The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdoms Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations... The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries, for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy. The... The Distinguished Flying Medal was (until 1993) a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force (United Kingdom), and formerly also to personnel of the air forces of other Commonwealth countries, below the rank of Warrant Officer, for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to... The Air Force Medal was (until 1993) a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force (United Kingdom), and formerly also to personnel of the air forces of other Commonwealth countries, below the rank of Warrant Officer, for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

1918-1939

• 1920
  • 5 February - The RAF College Cranwell is established.
• 1921
  • 1 October - RAF military control of Mesopotamia begins.
• 1925
  • March to May - The RAF carries out its first independent air action, bombing and strafing the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in Waziristan.
• 1928
  • 23 December - The world's first air evacuation is carried out by the RAF when the British Legation in Kabul is flown to safety.
• 1932
  • April to June - Following Sheikh Ahmad Barzani's small-scale revolt in north-east Iraq, the RAF conducts psychological and conventional air operations which result in Sheikh Ahmad's surrender.
• 1936
  • 14 July - The UK's air defences are reorganised into four commands: Bomber Command, Fighter Command, Coastal Command and Training Command.
• 1938
  • 1 April - Maintenance Command is formed.
  • 1 November - Balloon Command is formed.

1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Sumerian list of gods in cuneiform script, ca. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the month of May. ... Flag of Waziristan Waziristan is a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11,585 km² (4,473 mi²). It comprises the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi river to the north and the Gomal river to the south, forming part of Pakistans... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Kabul Kabul (34°32′ N 69°10′ E, Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... Shaikh (شيخ, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh or Sheikh) is a word in the Arabic language meaning an elder or a revered old man. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAFs bomber forces. ... Fighter Command was one of three functional commands that dominated the public perception of the RAF for much of the mid-20th century. ... Coastal Command was an organization within the Royal Air Force tasked with protecting the United Kingdom from naval threats. ... -1... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ...

1939-1945

• 1939
  • 3 September - Following the UK's declaration of war on Germany, the RAF conducts photographic reconnaissance of the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven.
  • 29 November - RAF spitfires shoot down an He 111 bomber over Lothian, the first German aircraft to be shot down over the UK.
• 1940
  • 16 May - Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding writes his letter to the Air Ministry which results in no further aircraft squadrons, earmarked for home defence, being sent to France.
  • 10 July - The Battle of Britain begins.
  • 13 August - Adlertag (Eagle Day). The Luftwaffe's attempts to gain air superiority over Britain fail, with the balance of aircraft losses being strongly in the RAF's favour.
• 1941
  • 15 May - The maiden flight of first British jet aircraft, the Gloster E.28/39.
  • 20 July - Ferry Command is formed.
  • 24 December - The Avro Lancaster enters service with the RAF.
• 1942
  • 30 May - Over 1,000 bombers set out to raid Cologne, severly damaging the city.
  • 1 June - Around 1,000 bombers set out to raid Essen, however many crews mistakenly bomb other cities.
  • 25 June - Around 1,000 bombers set out to raid Bremen, severly damaging the city and successfully bombing the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory.
• 1943
  • 5 March - In an effort to decimate the German industrial base, Bomber Command begins bombing the Ruhr region.
  • 25 March - Transport Command is formed by redesignating Ferry Command.
  • 16 May - Aircraft of 617 Squadron set out on Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid. The Mohne and Eder dams are breached.
  • 18 November - This is the first night of a four-month bombing campaign against Berlin.
• 1944
  • 24 March - RAF and Dominion Air Force personnel are murdered by the Gestapo after the "great escape" from Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War Camp.
• 1945
  • 22 February - Allied Air Forces launch Operation Clarion, a concerted effort to destroy German transportion within 24 hours.

1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Spitfire in action The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seat fighter used by the RAF and many Allied countries in World War II. The Spitfires elliptical wings gave it a very distinctive look; their thin cross-section gave it speed; the brilliant design of Chief Designer R.J. Mitchell... The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most obvious symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. ... Lothian (Lowden in Scots, Lodainn in Gaelic) forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force (RAF) today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... The Right Honourable Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding GCB, CMG, GCVO (24 April 1882 - 15 February 1970) was a British officer in the Royal Air Force. ... The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the United Kingdom Government, established in 1918 with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the (then newly formed) Royal Air Force. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Combatants British Royal Air Force and allies Nazi German Luftwaffe Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength approx 700 fighters (at the beginning) 1,260 bombers; 316 dive-bombers; 1,089 fighters Casualties 1,547 aircraft; Civilian: 27,450 dead, 32,138 wounded 1,887 aircraft A major campaign of... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... The Luftwaffe ▶(?) (German: air force, IPA: [luftvafə]) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... Air superiority is the dominance in the air power of one side of a aerial conflict over the air force of the opposing force, which is unable to give an effective resistance. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle, Gloster Pioneer, or Gloster G.40) was the first jet engined aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... The RAF Ferry Command had a short life, but it spawned, in part, an organisation that lasted well beyond the dark war years during which is was formed. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... This article is about the year. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Cologne (German: ▶ (help· info) [kœln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is with its one million residents Germanys fourth largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... [Essen], german for Meal [essen], german for eat Essen is the name of the following places: Essen, Germany, one of the major cities of the Ruhr area Essen, Belgium Essen, Netherlands, a village in the province of Groningen German: to eat, eating, food This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... Bremen lies in North Germany 50km South of the North Sea. ... Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG was a German manufacturer of military aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Many of the companys successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAFs bomber forces. ... Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet or, colloquially, Ruhrpott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... RAF Transport Command was an RAF Command which controlled all transport aircraft of the air force. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... No. ... Operation Chastise was the official name for the attacks on German dams on May 17, 1943 in World War II using a specially developed bouncing bomb. The attack was carried out by Royal Air Force No. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... The Deaths Head emblem similar to Skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The ▶ (help· info) (acronym of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luft, or Permanent Camp for Airmen #3) was a German prisoner of war camp during World War II that housed captured air force personnel and was operated by the German Luftwaffe. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

1945-1990

• 1956
  • 31 October - Canberras fly reconnaissance sorties and bomb Egyptian airfields on the opening night of Suez War's air campaign.
• 1958
  • 3 November - Signals Command is formed.
• 1967
  • 1 August - Air Support Command is formed by redesignating Transport Command
• 1968
  • 30 April - Strike Command is formed from Fighter Command and Bomber Command.
  • 28 November - Coastal Command is absorbed into the newly created Strike Command.
• 1969
  • 1 January - Signals Command is absorbed into Strike Command.
• 1972
  • 1 September - Air Support Command is absorbed into Strike Command.
• 1982
  • 30 April - Operation Black Buck. Vulcan bombers set out from RAF Ascension Island on the first of six raids against Argentine positions in the Falkland Islands.

1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... English Electric Canberra B.2. ... Combatants Israel, France, United Kingdom Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan (CoS of the IDF) General Sir Charles Keightley (C-in-C), Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy) Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli 300,000 Egyptians Casualties 200 Israelis, 107 British, 43 French dead or... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Signals Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 3 November 1958. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Air Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 August 1967 by the redesignation of Transport Command. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Strike Command is the successor organisation in the Royal Air Force to RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command and RAF Coastal Command of WWII fame. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... During the Falklands War, Operations Black Buck 1 to Black Buck 6 were a series of six extremely long-range bombing attacks by Royal Air Force Vulcan bombers against Argentine positions in the Falkland Islands. ... The Avro Vulcan was a British-built jet-engined, delta-winged subsonic bomber, once part of the RAFs V bomber force. ... Ascension Island Base is a British station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. ...

1990-present

• 1998
  • 16 December - Operation Desert Fox. RAF Tornados and USAF F-117s bomb military targets in Iraq.
• 2001
  • 9 October - During the third day of Operation Veritas, RAF aircraft commenced the provision of air-to-air refuelling, reconnaissance and surveillance support to US aircraft operating over Afghanistan.

1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A Tomahawk cruise missile (TLAM) is fired from an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during the fourth wave of attacks on Iraq. ... The Panavia Tornado is a jet engine fighter-bomber and interceptor jointly developed as the Multi-role combat aircraft - or MRCA - by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... USAF F-117 Nighthawk during maintenance The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is the worlds first operational aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... Operation Veritas was the codename used for British military operations against the Taliban government of Afghanistan in 2001. ...

See also

Timeline of aviation This is a timeline of aviation history. ...

References

Royal Air Force website timeline