Spinners 15,986 Posted April 1, 2018 ... to the Royal Air Force. Hey, who needs to mention the name of your country anyway? One of my prized aviation books ended with the RAF's 50th anniversary when Harriers, Phantoms, Nimrods and Hercules aircraft were just entering service (or about to). Where have the last 50 years gone? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Trotski 936 Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Thank you, proud to have served in the RAF like my Mother and Father before me PER ARDUA AD ASTRA Edited April 1, 2018 by trotski00 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Geary 1,889 Posted April 1, 2018 Many happy returns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silberpfeil 363 Posted April 1, 2018 Best wishes from U.S. Coast Guard Aviation, 102 years young this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted April 1, 2018 It was founded on 1 April 1918, with headquarters located in the former Hotel Cecil, during the First World War, by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). At that time it was the largest air force in the world. (wiki) The RNAS and RFC thought it was an April fools joke thus didn't bother stopping its creation (Kidding) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Dora 171 Posted April 1, 2018 Thanks also from me, I only served for 1/4 of the Service’s history but my goodness it went by so fast! BTW the only real manifestation of the new system for the chaps at the Front in 1918 was that they went from the Army system of being paid a month in advance, to the new Air Force system of being paid a month in arrears. in other words they effectively lost a month’s pay. In the middle of fighting the greatest German offensive of the war. God bless Whitehall.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
