Origins
While the British were not the first to make use of heavier-than-air military aircraft, the RAF is the world's oldest independent air force: that is, the first air force to become independent of army or

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Senior management
The professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Royal Air Force is the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). He reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff, who is the professional head of the British Armed Forces.

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At its height in 1944 during the Second World War, more than 1,100,000 personnel were serving in the RAF. The longest-lived founding member of the RAF was Henry Allingham,

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Following the tradition of the other British armed services, the RAF has adopted symbols to represent it, use as rallying devices for members and

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Red Arrows
The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobaticsdisplay

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• List of all aircraft current and former of the United Kingdom
• List of military aircraft operational during World War II
• List of Royal Air Force stations
• Royal Air Force Air Cadets

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Combat air
Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the RAF's primary multi-role air defence and ground attack fighter aircraft, following the retirement of the Panavia Tornado F3in late March 2011. With the

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