Royal Auxiliary Air Force

Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Badge of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
FoundedOctober 1924 (1924-10)
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
TypeVolunteer Reserve, Auxiliaries
Size1,940 personnel
Part of Royal Air Force
British Armed Forces
Motto(s)"Comitamur Ad Astra" (Latin)
(We go with them to the stars)
ColorsRed, white, blue
     
WebsiteRoyal Air Force Auxiliary
Commanders
Commandant General of the RAuxAF Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro[1]
Inspector of the RAuxAF Group Captain Paul White
Command Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Chris Peacock
Colonel-in-Chief[2]The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Ensign

The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF), formerly the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF), together with the Air Force Reserve, is a component of His Majesty's Reserve Air Forces (Reserve Forces Act 1996, Part 1, Para 1,(2),(c)). It provides a primary reinforcement capability for the regular service, and consists of paid volunteers who give up some of their weekends, evenings and holidays to train at one of a number of squadrons around the United Kingdom. Its current mission is to provide trained personnel in support of the regular RAF.[3]

  1. ^ "Royal Air Force Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019. Major General R T I Munro CBE TD DL to be Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force in the rank of Air Vice-Marshal with effect from 23 September 2019 in succession to Air Vice-Marshal the Lord Beaverbrook who has retired from the Service.
  2. ^ https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2023-08-11/further-military-appointments-for-members-of-the-royal-family
  3. ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 45. ISBN 9780850451634.

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