History of the Royal Air Force
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History of the Royal Air Force
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The history of the Royal Air Force, the air force of the United Kingdom, spans a century of British military aviation. The RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, towards the end of the First World War by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. After the war, the RAF was greatly reduced in size and during the inter-war years was used for policing operations in the British Empire. The RAF underwent rapid expansion prior to and during the Second World War. During the war it was re
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
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2005-10-16T15:53:32Z
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2024-09-12T20:44:47Z
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