During the Cold War, this air force deployed a strategic bomber nicknamed the "Vulcan", while during World War Two it deployed a fighter nicknamed the "Hurricane".
This Air Force was created as the result of the "Smuts Report" prepared by army officer Jan Smuts. During the Cold War, this air force deployed a strategic bomber nicknamed the "Vulcan", while during World War Two it deployed a fighter nicknamed the "Hurricane". In a later conflict, this air force launched the Black Buck raids, in which its planes traveled 8,000 miles to destroy enemy airfields. This air force was one of two that participated in the (*) Firebombing of Dresden, and earlier in WW2 it defended its homeland from the German blitz. For ten points, name this air force that was on the winning side of the Falkland Islands War, and which is based in London.
This Air Force was created as the result of the "Smuts Report" prepared by army officer Jan Smuts.
{Royal Air Force} or {RAF} [accept: {British} air force; {United Kingdom} or {UK} air force]