The RAF Regiment: why so disliked by so many British …
Jan 22, 2009 · These comments referred to RAF Regt members in most unflattering terms, refused to acknowledge the RAF Regt as a 'real' or 'proper' regiment; indeed, saying that the RAF Regt was a 'criminal' regiment originally composed of 'criminals' during WWII who were the given the option of serving in the RAF Regt's ranks or serving a prison sentence ...
The RAF Regiment: why so disliked by so many British …
Jan 26, 2009 · So have any of you worked with RAF Regiment at all, I have serve 15 yrs as a Rockape. And worked with Army units and Marines, espeacialy in Northern Ireland in 1979 so it shows that units can work as one. So which unit was on the advance into Basra suppying fire support yes you guest right 15 squadron RAF Regiment.
The RAF Regiment: why so disliked by so many British …
Jul 24, 2007 · The Army is at fault for the formation of the RAF Regiment by not Defending the Airfields in Crete the Prime minister Winston Churchill decreed a formation of Air force personnel for the defence of Airfields so was born the RAF Regiment and there best history again was due to failings by the army in the Far east which like most of the history of the Rocks is mainly hushed up just look at the ...
The RAF Regiment: why so disliked by so many British …
Dec 23, 2002 · What utter nonsense - "RAF regiment" The RAF never formed as a regiment - they meerly constituted a company sized unit. They were trained in urben warfare, guerilla tactics, bomings and at general terrorism expertise. They NEVER had para training. And they were not only disliked by so many British soldiers/marines. View attachment 10977
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ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS of WW2 and service records
Nov 7, 2010 · R22eR - Royal 22e Regiment (R) - Reserve R - Receiver RA - Royal Artillery (UK) - Retirement Age RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force; or Royal Auxiliary Air Force (UK) RACON - Radar beacon R&D - Research & Development RAdm/RADM - Rear-Admiral (naval rank), O-7 and O-8 RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment; or Royal Aerospace Establishment RAF ...
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Oct 26, 2003 · On return to Britain he discovered that there was a surplus of pilots, so he volunteered to become a glider pilot and in January 1945 joined No 670 Squadron in India, one of six joint RAF/Glider Pilot Regiment squadrons preparing for the assaults in Burma. Before he could see action, the war with Japan ended."
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Oct 8, 2008 · Otto Kohler was killed, possibly shot down by St.Lt. Aleksandr Pokryshkin of the Soviet Fighter Regiment 55. Hurricane V7419 Arnoldy managed to escape from the aircraft, likely in the hopes of getting quick medical treatment, and parachuted out.