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RAF General Knowledge Flashcards

1
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When was the RAF formed?

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1st April 1918

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What was the RAF previously comprised of?

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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service

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What did the RAF do in 1924?

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Formed the Fleet Air Arm to fly off ships

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Who was the founding father of the RAF?

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Lord Trenchard

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What is the Mission Statement of the RAF?

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‘An agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission’

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What are the principles of air power?

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Height, speed and reach

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What are the 4 pillars of air power?

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Control of the air, intelligence, air mobility and air attack

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How is air power defined?

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‘The ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events’ e.g. 24/7 QRA at Coningsby and Lossiemouth

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Who is the Chief of Air Staff?

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ACM Mike Wigston

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What is No.1 Group Responsible for?

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Under AVM Harvey Smyth - air combat, control of fast jets and ISTAR

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What is No.2 Group Responsible for?

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Under AVM Alan Gillespie - air combat support, rotary and transport

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What is No. 11 Group Responsible for?

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Under AVM Ian Duguid - multi-domain operators (space and cyber)

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What is No. 22 Group responsible for?

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Under WAW James - controls recruiting, personnel management and training

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What is No. 38 Group Responsible for?

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Under AVM Simon Ellard - air combat service support, controls engineering, logistics, communications and medical operations units

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What is No. 83 EAW Group Responsible for?

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Under Air Commodore Tim Jones - permanent joint HQ in the Middle East, supporting military interventions in the Middle East (Op Shader) e.g. Herrick and Telic

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Who is the Chief of the Defence Staff?

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General Nick Carter

17
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Who is the Secretary of State for Defence?

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Ben Wallace MP

18
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What is Op Kipion?

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Royal Navy presences in the Gulf/Indian Ocean supported by 901 EAW and Chinook Helicopter protecting shipping routes

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What is Op Shader?

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The ongoing military intervention against ISIS from 2016 after a formal request for assistance by the Iraqi government from the Tornado, Typhoon, Sentinel, Voyager and RC-135W

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What is Op Toral?

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RAF in Afghanistan to contribute to NATO’s resolute support mission with 3 Chinook and 3 Puma

21
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What is Op Azotize?

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RAF in the Baltic for NATO tasking to protect the airspace. Most recent March-Aug 2019, 4x Typhoons

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