This air force carried out the first one thousand bomber raid of World War II when it raided Cologne, part of its campaign of night bombing during World War II.
One fighter employed by this air force was the Boulton Paul Defiant, which strangely featured only a rear-facing turret. This air force carried out Operation Firedog during the Malayan Emergency, and its Harrier vertical takeoff fighters proved effective in another conflict. This air force carried out the first one thousand bomber raid of World War II when it raided Cologne, part of its campaign of night bombing during World War II. Hawker Hurricanes and Supermarine Spitfires were the mainstays of this air force during a battle in which Winston Churchill referred to it, claiming that "Never was so much owed to so few." For 10 points, name this air force of the United Kingdom.
One fighter employed by this air force was the Boulton Paul Defiant, which strangely featured only a rear-facing turret.
{Royal Air Force} [or {RAF;} prompt on {“British Air Force”;} begrudgingly accept {Royal Flying Corps} even though none of these clues refer to the pre-1918 air force]