History of RAF

Question 1

What is considered the first air force?

Answer 1

The Royal Balloon School

Question 2

When did the army’s largest deployment of air balloons occur?

Answer 2

1899-1902
The Boer war, South Africa

Question 3

What was the air force before WW1?

Answer 3

The royal flying corps (RFC)

Question 4

How did the RFC support the British army?

Answer 4

Artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance

Question 5

When was the Royal navy air service (RNAS) founded?

Answer 5

1 July 1914

Question 6

When was the RAF founded?

Answer 6

1 April 1918

Question 7

Who was Lord Trenchard?

Answer 7

The first Chief of air staff; the “Father of the RAF”

Question 8

What does the RAF motto ‘Per ardva ad astra’ mean?

Answer 8

‘Through adversity to the stars’

Question 9

When was the Women’s auxiliary air force (WAAF) founded?

Answer 9

28 June 1939

Question 10

When were reserve members called out for service

Answer 10

1 September 1939; at 4:45 Germany invaded Poland

Question 11

When did allies declare war on Germany?

Answer 11

3 September 1939

Question 12

What happened on the 4 September 1939?

Answer 12

The RAF attacked the German navy

Question 13

What happened on 10 July 1940?

Answer 13

The Battle of Britain started

Question 14

What was the first major military campaign fought entirely by the air forces?

Answer 14

The battle of Britain, defending the UK from the Luftwaffe

Question 15

Operation Chastise was what?

Answer 15

An attack on German dams

Question 16

When was operation chastise and who performed the mission?

Answer 16

16-17 May 1943 by RAF 617 squadron

Question 17

What weapon was used during operation chastise and who invented it?

Answer 17

The bouncing bomb, developed by Barnes Wallis

Question 18

What were four things the Raf did in WW2?

Answer 18

1) Defeated the Luftwaffe in the BoB
2) Massive bombing campaign with grand slam bombs
3) Developed radar
4) Developed chaff to confuse radar

Question 19

What did the RAF introduce after WW2?

Answer 19

Jet fighters and jet bombers

Question 20

How did the RAF provide the UK’s nuclear capability?

Answer 20

The V bomber fleet

Question 21

During the cold war, the UK…..

Answer 21

Provided defence of Western Europe from the Soviet Union

Question 22

When did the Falklands war begin?

Answer 22

2 April 1982

Question 23

Who invaded the Falkland islands, causing the war?

Answer 23

Argentina

Question 24

Where was the British task force (for the falklands war) located, and how far away was that?

Answer 24

Ascension island, 6000km away

Question 25

What did the RAF send to the Falklands?

Answer 25

A Vulcan bomber

Question 26

What did the RAF do in 2011?

Answer 26

Intervention in Libya

Question 27

What did the RAF do in 2003?

Answer 27

Invasion and war in Iraq

Question 28

What did the RAF do in 2001?

Answer 28

War in Afghanistan

Question 29

What did the RAF do in 1999?

Answer 29

Kosovo war

Question 30

What did the RAF do in 1991?

Answer 30

Gulf war

Question 31

What do the RAF do at home?

Answer 31

Respond to threats and intercept aircraft in our airspace

Question 32

What do the RAF do overseas?

Answer 32

Provide humanitarian and disaster relief (e.g. evacuation) and prevent conflict