#raf
22 words tagged “raf”
Anti-aircraft fire, or the guns that throw it up.
Killed, missing, or otherwise done for.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
Useless paperwork — admin you'll never read.
An easy, routine sortie — like the milkman's round.
Altitude in thousands of feet — pilot radio shorthand.
Free, spare, or extra — no cost, no questions.
RAF Police, named for their white-topped service caps.
The Panavia Tornado strike jet.
Emergency launch of fighter aircraft to intercept an incoming threat.
Putting an aircraft down in the sea, on purpose or otherwise.
A parachute — British forces slang.
Tea. The forces' lifeblood.
Rear gunner in a WWII bomber — the most exposed crewman on the aircraft.
The Hawker Typhoon of WWII — and now the Eurofighter Typhoon.
A panic — sudden chaos on station.
A crash — or a direct hit on the target.
A flying helmet.
Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter, named for the chop of its twin rotors.
Inflatable life-jacket — named for the curves.
Lowest-rung aircraftman — the RAF's grunt.
Information — and you want it pukka, not duff.