The Royal Air Force utilized a radar system called Chain Home to detect and track German airplanes during World War II. This system provided early warning and helped the RAF scramble their fighter planes to intercept enemy aircraft.

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The motto of Royal Canadian Air Force is 'Per ardua ad astra'.

The Fire Brigade don't fly aircraft or carry offensive weapons. The RAF has it's own 'Fire Brigade' operated by the RAF Regiment on each RAF base.

It doesnt matter how much you earn because it all depends on your job in the Royal air force and which rank you are. As an NCO (non commitioned officer} you would probably earn the most at warrant officer rank and at Officer ranks it is probably one of the Air Marshals. But like i said it depends on the job you do in the air force but also the lenght of service you do.

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Not 1917. It was formed 1 April 1918 when the Royal Flying Corp and the Royal Navy Flying Service merged into the Royal Air Force.

In late summer 1940, Germany planned to invade Britain but had to have air superiority first. The Luftwaffe launched bombing raids against British airfields, mostly in southeast England, with the intention of putting the airfields out of action and destroying the aircraft on the ground. The British Royal Air Force shot down so many of the German planes that they considered the losses to be too high and abandoned plans for the invasion. If the Germans had been successful, Britain would have been occupied like most other European countries. The outcome of the battle was so important that it became known as the 'Battle of Britain'.

Squadron Leader 'Jimmy' James Last Updated: 1:43am GMT 22/01/2008 Squadron Leader "Jimmy" James, who died on January 18 aged 92, was an inveterate escaper during his five years in captivity during the Second World War. James was one of the few to escape execution after the Great Escape, and joined two others at the notorious death camp at Sachsenhausen, from where he made another daring escape by tunnel, only to be recaptured 10 days later. He had already made a number of unsuccessful escape attempts by the time he arrived at Stalag Luft III, near Sagan, in the spring of 1943...

Yes, they are very well trained "hunters," they are trained to be able to take out targets at least 1,000 yards away. And pay attention to even the slightest detail about their target. And be able to know where their target will go before their target even knows. They can wait for hours like a hunter waiting for its prey like i said earlier.

No... My brother was kicked out of the Air Force because he was blind to hue's (shades) of red and purple.

I'm in the air force, and I have pretty severe color blindness. You cannot be a pilot, but there are still options available to you if you are interested in the air force. I work in the Logistics Readiness Squadron, mostly dealing with supply and vehicle operations. There are various medical-based jobs and administrative careers you may look into, as well. While not every job is on the front lines or in the sky, every job contributes to the mission, and every good airman is a vital air force asset.

They were extremely effective, but at a huge cost in aircrew lives.

German leaders felt it was essential to destroy the British air force to stop it sinking the ships that would carry German soldiers across the Channel... They also attacked for the money.

Roughly 600, and more are being ordered but some have crashed. Give and take 600

The "Royal Flying Corps". It evolved into the RAF on the 1st April 1918

Marshall of the Royal Air Force. This rank however is only given out during wartime or if an RAF officer is Chief of the Defence Staff (head of all British Armed Forces)

The highest rank to which officers on active service are promoted is now Air Chief Marshall

I'd love to be able to give you a completely accurate answer, but am unable to at this time. From the information I've gathered, it appears that the United States' total aircraft losses in WWII were about 60,000. Roughly 45,000 of these would have been lost in combat theaters, and about 15,000 in training accidents in the US.

Radar enabled the RAF fighters to get airborne before they were could be bombed and the ground - and to confront the enemy in the sky.

Approximately 36 aircraft in a wing

The RAF Police act as Police do in any community. They are also often the Gate guard if there is no RAF Regiment presence on a base.

The roundel does not have a Latin meaning, however the Motto has a Latin meaning. It is " Per Ardua ad Astra " - -" Through hardships to the stars "