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Lest it be forgotten - happy birthday RAF:ok:

Happy Birthday indeed - 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

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!

Out of interest (cos I've forgotten) What day did the US Army Air Corps become the USAF?

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.

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!

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:

Shouldn't have this been in the April Fool Thread?