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From: Fred Dimond <>
Subject: [SOG] Re:RAF Officers
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:45:26 -0500


>>Hi there


Also is it correct that in those days
the aircrew in the RFC were all Officers

Fred Dimond

>>I donâ*™t know about the RFC but one does not have to be an officer
>>in the RAF
>>to be aircrew. Admittedly one cannot be an Aircraftman, or Leading
>>Aircraftman (RAF equivalents of Private and Lance Corporal) or a Corporal but
>>one can be a senior non-commissioned officer. Equally there are many
>>non-flying officers in the e.g. engineering, administration, medical and
>>dental branches and, of course, the RAF Regiment, which, although for
>>airfield defence is a fighting force.
>
>Bill,
>
>If you are so familiar with the British armed services, you would
>have realised that I was repeating an old British Army joke.
>
>

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