Royal Air Force

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Royal Air Force built?April 1, 1918
2. What is the scientific name?N/A (Organization, not a biological entity)
3. What is the category?Air and Space Force
4. When was the RAF created?The RAF was created on April 1, 1918, when the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service joined together. It became the world's first independent air force.
5. What kinds of planes does the RAF fly?The RAF flies many different kinds of aircraft. Some are fast fighters and bombers, others watch the sky, gather information, patrol oceans, refuel other planes, or carry supplies.

Air Power Doctrine: The strategic theory and practice of using air and space capabilities to achieve military objectives.
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR): A suite of technologies and operations for gathering battlefield information and identifying targets.
Strategic Bombing: Aerial attacks targeting an enemy's industrial capacity, infrastructure, and morale.
Deterrence: Discouraging an adversary from taking action through the threat of retaliation.