Royal Observer Corps
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royal-observer-corps-182-4064713
title:
Royal Observer Corps
text:
The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation intended for the visual detection, identification, tracking and reporting of aircraft over Great Britain. It operated in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operatio
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
British military unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Observer_Corps
date created:
2005-07-04T11:57:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T03:59:36Z
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