Royal Air Force
From Daily Escape
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. The RAF was formed on 1 April 1918 and has since taken a significant role in British military history since then, playing a large part in World War II and in conflicts such as the war in Afghanistan. The RAF has 3,992 aircraft and, as of 2007, 182,840 regular personnel and more than 136,000 regular reservists.
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[edit] Aircraft
[edit] Helicopters
- Agusta A109E liaison helicopter
- AgustaWestland Merlin HC3 transport helicopter
- Bell Griffin HAR2 rescue helicopter
- Bell Griffin HT1 training helicopter
- Boeing Chinook HC2A heavy-lift helicopter
- Eurocopter Ecureuil HT1 training helicopter
- Westland Puma HC Mk.1 transport helicopter
- Westland Sea King rescue helicopter
- HAR3
- HAR3A
[edit] Transports
- BAe 125 CCE VIP transport
- BAe 146 CC2 VIP transport
- Boeing C-17A Globemaster strategic airlift
- Britten-Norman Islander CC2 transport
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transport
- C1
- C3
- C4
- C5
- Lockheed Tristar tanker transport
- K1
- KC1
- C2
- Vickers VC10 tanker transport
- C1K
- K3
- K4
[edit] Fighter/strike aircraft
- BAE Harrier II GR9 STOVL strike aircraft
- Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter
- Panavia Tornado ground attack/electronic warfare aircraft
- F3 (air defense)
- GR4 (strike)
- GR4A (reconnaissance)
[edit] Trainers
- Beechcraft King Air B200 multi-engined trainer
- Grob Tutor T1 trainer
- Grob Viking T1 training glider
- Grob Vigilant T1 trainer
- Hawker Siddeley Hawk T1 trainer
- Short Tucano T1 trainer
- Slingsby T-67M Firefly elementary trainer
[edit] Special mission aircraft
- Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Early Warning aircraft
- Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
- R1 maritime patrol aircraft
- MR2 SIGINT aircraft
[edit] Memorial flight
- Avro Lancaster B1 bomber
- DHC Chipmunk T10 trainer
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain C3 transport
- Hawker Hurricane IIc fighter
- Supermarine Spitfire fighter
