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Lest it be forgotten - happy birthday RAF:ok:
treadigraph
1st Apr 2005, 10:23
Happy Birthday indeed - let's hope it makes it to 100!
PPRuNe Radar
1st Apr 2005, 10:32
let's hope it makes it to 100!
Aircraft ?? :p
Happy Birthday to the junior service :ok: they're not a bad lot really.:O
John Farley
1st Apr 2005, 16:11
Which means they have been vertically landing swept wing jets for 37% of their time.
Yes John - and with a significant contribution from you, for which thanks!
Onan the Clumsy
1st Apr 2005, 17:34
Out of interest (cos I've forgotten) What day did the US Army Air Corps become the USAF?
PaperTiger
1st Apr 2005, 18:29
What day did the US Army Air Corps become the USAF?
It didn't.
The Army Air Corps was combined with other military aviation units to form the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) on March 9, 1942.
The USAAF became the US Air Force (USAF) September 18, 1947.
treadigraph
1st Apr 2005, 19:57
Hell. semantics... Happy birthday RAF, and I hope no one from the RFC or RNAS said to Matey Trenchard "you've gotta be joking..."
Have a good weekend all...
PS, vertical? Me? On a Friday night? April 1st? Hah!
BEXIL160
2nd Apr 2005, 06:22
Other April 1st's
1972 CAA formed
and
1977 British Aerospace
Rgds BEX
I've been keeping an eye on Tower Bridge, but no Typhoons have been sited in the area as yet. Where's Flt Lt. Pollock when you need him eh?
A belated Happy Birthday to all in the RAF, keep up the good work :ok:
diginagain
3rd Apr 2005, 06:00
Shouldn't have this been in the April Fool Thread?