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when the
RAF
's
High Speed Flight
won the
Schneider Trophy
in perpetuity in 1931, there were no other teams competing against them?
Stefan Knapp
, a
Polish artist
working in
Great Britain
, used his experiences in the
Gulag
and as a
RAF
pilot as a basis for his artwork?
Air Marshal
Sir
Michael Giddings
, an
RAF
officer who flew
Spitfires
during
World War II
, chaired the infamous inquiry concerning the
Archway Road A1
extension that would have demolished almost 200 homes?
Facts on topics related to RAF
Royal Air Force
football
champion
Romualdas Marcinkus
(pictured)
was the only
Lithuanian
pilot to serve in the
Royal Air Force
during the
Second World War
?
Brigadier General
Mihiel Gilormini
, founder of the
Puerto Rico Air National Guard
, served in the
Royal Canadian Air Force
, the UK's
Royal Air Force
, and the
United States Army Air Corps
during
World War II
?
Czech
Second World War
fighter pilot
František Fajtl
briefly flew for the
French Air Force
before commanding units in the
Royal Air Force
and then a
Czechoslovak
regiment formed by the
Soviet Union
?
RAF
Wing Commander
George Salaman
was the last
Englishman
to be imprisoned in the
Tower of London
when he impersonated a
Luftwaffe
officer to entrap the imprisoned
Rudolf Hess
?
Royal Air Force
pilot
Robert Leith-Macgregor
was twice shot down during
World War II
and then strafed by German fighters, but survived uninjured both times?
SMS
Zähringen
, one of the five
Wittelsbach
-class
battleships
(pictured)
, was rebuilt after
World War I
as a radio-controlled
target ship
and destroyed by British
Royal Air Force
bombers during
World War II
?
Wing Commander
George H. Stainforth
AFC
RAF
was the first man to exceed 400
mph
in an
aircraft
?
Banwell Castle
served as the headquarters for a squadron of the
Balloon Command
of the
Royal Air Force
during
World War II
?
Indra Lal Roy
of the
Royal Air Force
became
India
's first
flying ace
after he achieved 10 victories in thirteen days during
World War I
?
Kenneth St Joseph
, who pioneered the use of
aerial photography
for archaeology, persuaded the
Royal Air Force
to take photos for him without charging?
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