• RAF India, later called Air Forces in India (1938–47) was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) that was active from 1918 until Indian independence and...
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    The Rapid Action Force (RAF), is a specialized rapid reaction wing of the Central Reserve Police Force of India established to deal with riot and crowd...
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  • inherited the rank of air chief marshal from the RAF. While the RAF air officers in command of RAF India were normally of a lower rank, Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt...
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    Commanding RAF, India 1938–1947: Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Air Forces in India Upon independence and the subsequent partition of the subcontinent, RAF India...
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    the close of hostilities. Notably he served as Air Officer Commanding RAF India and Air Member for Personnel. He retired from the military in 1929, having...
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    Royal Indian Air Force (category 1931 establishments in India)
    awarded the RAF’s new Distinguished Flying Cross. In the inter-war years, the idea of self-determination gained widespread support in British India. In keeping...
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  • Squadron RAF was a photo-reconnaissance squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was formed out of No. 3 PRU, at Dum Dum in India on...
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  • either Maripur or nearby Karachi (RAF Drigh Road) and later spread to involve nearly 50,000 men over 60 RAF stations in India, Ceylon, Burma and as far away...
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  • War. He was the final commander of RAF India and the unified Royal Indian Air Force before its division upon India's independence and partition. Educated...
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  • in purely RAF-context in 1936 when Bomber Command, Fighter Command, Coastal Command and Training Command were formed. Since that time the RAF has made...
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