The Royal Air Force, commonly abbreviated to the RAF, is one of the three arms of the British military, the other two being the British Army and the Royal Navy. It is one of the oldest airforces in the world, and saw combat in both world wars. The abbreviation is usually pronounced "R - A - F", rather than "raff".
It is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world at the time. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history. In particular, it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain.
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Thunderball (film)[]
The RAF play a prominent role in a number of Bond films and books, most notably in Thunderball, where an Avro Vulcan is stolen with its nuclear weapons on board.
No Time to Die (film)[]
In No Time to Die, Bond's folding glider is launched from an RAF plane.
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