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Added informatio on the history of the RAF and references

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← Older revision		Revision as of 20:42, August 26, 2019
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 ==History==
-On November 29, 1917 an Act of Parliament establishing an [[Air Force]] and an Air Council received the Royal Assent.  The Royal Air Force came into existence on April 1, 1918.
+On November 29, 1917 an Act of Parliament establishing an [[Air Force]] and an Air Council received the Royal Assent.  The Royal Air Force came into existence on April 1, 1918.  It was preceded by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.<ref>http://www.airwar1.org.uk/</ref>
 ==See also==
 * [[World War II in the Air]]
 * [[Arthur Harris]]
 [[Category:Air Power]]
 [[Category:World War II]]
 [[Category:World War I]]

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 * [[Arthur Harris]]
-[[category:Air Power]]
+[[Category:Air Power]]
-[[category:World War II]]
+[[Category:World War II]]
-[[category:World War I]]
+[[Category:World War I]]

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 [[Image:GASJV.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A restored RAF Supermarine Spitfire. This type of aircraft played a major role in World War II (photo copyright Ian Older -- Used with permission)]]
-The Royal Air Force is one of the United Kingdom's military services.
+The '''Royal Air Force''' is one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[military]] [[service]]s.
-==see also==
 * [[World War II in the Air]]
 * [[Arthur Harris]]

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 ==see also==
 * [[World War II in the Air]]
 [[category:Air Power]]
 [[category:World War II]]
 [[category:World War I]]

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−	The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom and is the oldest air force in the world. Formed on the 1 April 1918 via a by a merger of its predicessor the RAC and the naval RNAS, the RAF has been a continuous force in the military history of the United Kingdom. <ref>http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/raftimeline19181929.cfm</ref>

−	The RAF is most famously known for its role in the defence of the [[British Isles]] during the [[Battle of Britain]], over the course of the summer of 1940. The battle was fought against the the German [[Luftwaffe]] and the Italian Regina Aeronautica and was successful in maintaining air superiority over British soil, preventing an the planned German invasion of Britain code named 'Seelowe' or Sealion.<ref>http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/F21D57C4_9913_5321_BB9830F0BB762B4E.pdf</ref> Commenting on the actons of the RAF during this period the Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill\|Churchill]] famously said:
−	~~:''"Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few"''<ref>http://century.guardian.co.uk/1940-1949/Story/0,,128255,00.html</ref>~~
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−	~~The RAF continued to play a significant part throughout the remainder of the war, predominantly be waging a night-time bombing campaign against German cities.~~
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−	The RAF currently operates 1,112 aircraft, making it the largest airforce in Europe, the second largest in NATO and the fifth largest overall. <ref>http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=160&date=2010-03-12&pubType=1&PublishTime=09:30:06&from=home&tabOption=1</ref>
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−	~~<references/>~~

	==see also==		==see also==

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 The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force of the United Kingdom and is the oldest air force in the world. Formed on the 1 April 1918 via a by a merger of its predicessor the RAC and the naval RNAS, the RAF has been a continuous force in the military history of the United Kingdom. <ref>http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/raftimeline19181929.cfm</ref>
- The RAF is most famously known for its role in the defence of the [[British Isles]] during the [[Battle of Britain]], over the course of the summer of 1940. The battle was fought against the the German [[Luftwaffe]] and the Italian Regina Aeronautica and was sucessfull in maintaining air superiority over British soil, preventing an the planned German invasion of Britain code named 'Seelowe' or Sealion.<ref>http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/F21D57C4_9913_5321_BB9830F0BB762B4E.pdf</ref> Commenting on the actons of the RAF during this period the Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] famously said:
+The RAF is most famously known for its role in the defence of the [[British Isles]] during the [[Battle of Britain]], over the course of the summer of 1940. The battle was fought against the the German [[Luftwaffe]] and the Italian Regina Aeronautica and was successful in maintaining air superiority over British soil, preventing an the planned German invasion of Britain code named 'Seelowe' or Sealion.<ref>http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/F21D57C4_9913_5321_BB9830F0BB762B4E.pdf</ref> Commenting on the actons of the RAF during this period the Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] famously said:
 :''"Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few"''<ref>http://century.guardian.co.uk/1940-1949/Story/0,,128255,00.html</ref>
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 The RAF currently operates 1,112 aircraft, making it the largest airforce in Europe, the second largest in NATO and the fifth largest overall. <ref>http://www.dasa.mod.uk/applications/newWeb/www/index.php?page=48&thiscontent=160&date=2010-03-12&pubType=1&PublishTime=09:30:06&from=home&tabOption=1</ref>
 ==see also==
 * [[World War II in the Air]]