Royal Air Force Company Profile

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Company Name	Royal Air Force
Website	https://en.m.wikipedia.org
Snippet	WebThe Royal Air Force (RAF) 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).
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Role	Aerial warfare
Size	32,940 active personnel[1], 1,940 Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 3,200 reserve personnel[1][note 1], 832 operational aircraft [2]
Type	Air force
March	Royal Air Force March Past
Attack	Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper, F-35B Lightning
Patrol	Boeing Poseidon MRA1
Tanker	Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3
Country	United Kingdom
Fighter	Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4, F-35B Lightning
Founded	1918
Part of	British Armed Forces
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Trainer	BAE Hawk T1/T2, Beechcraft Texan T1, Embraer Phenom T1, Eurofighter Typhoon T3, Grob Viking T1, Grob Prefect T1, Grob Tutor T1
Website	www.raf.mod.uk
Motto(s)	Latin: Per Ardua ad Astra "Through Adversity to the Stars"
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Transport	Airbus Voyager KC2/KC3, Airbus Atlas C1, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, BAe 146 CC2/C3, Lockheed Martin Hercules C4/C5
Reconnaissance	Hawker Beechcraft Shadow R1/R1A, Boeing Sentry AEW1, Boeing Poseidon MRA1, Boeing RC-135W Airseeker R1, General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper, Raytheon Sentinel R1
Air Staff Offices	Whitehall, London
Notablecommanders	Lord Trenchard Lord Portal Lord Dowding
Trainer helicopter	Airbus Helicopters Jupiter HT1, Airbus Helicopters Juno HT1
Utility helicopter	Westland Puma HC2, Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew, Bell Griffin HAR2, Boeing Chinook HC4/5/6/6A
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Chief of the Air Staff	Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston

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