qv = also in Glossary
R
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R/T
Radio Telephony -
RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force -
RAE
Royal Aircraft (later Aerospace) Establishment -
RAF
Royal Air Force (1918-present) -
RAF Regiment
Royal Air Force Regiment (1942-present), organisation to defend military airfields -
RAFGSA
Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association -
RAFVR
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve -
Ramrod
WW2 escorted daylight bombing raid against a specified target -
Ranger
WW2 long-range offensive sortie against targets in a defined target -
RAS
Reserve Aeroplane Squadron -
RAT Flight
Radio Aids Training Flight -
RAuxAF
Royal Auxiliary Air Force -
RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force -
RCM
Radio Counter Measures -
RE
Royal Engineers -
Reserve Command
RAF organisation (1939-1940, 1946-1950) -
RFC
Royal Flying Corps (1912-1918) -
RFS
Reserve Flying School -
Rhubarb
WW2 fighter mission flown at low level and in cloudy weather against short-range targets -
RLG
Relief Landing Ground -
RM
Royal Marines -
RNAS
Royal Naval Air Service (1914-1918); Royal Naval Air Station -
RNZAF
Royal New Zealand Air Force -
Robin(s)
WW2 hangar type -
ROC
Royal Observer Corps -
Rodeo
WW2 fighter sweep -
Romney Hut
WW2 airfield support building -
Rover
WW2 patrol hunting for enemy shipping -
RS
Radio School; Reserve Squadron (RAF/RFC) -
Runway
Defined area of ground where aircraft take off and land