?????? ???????????? ? ?????????? ????????????
????? ??? ?????
(
????.
Royal Air Force
) ?????????? ??? (
????.
RAF
) ???????
???? ??????????
?????? ???????? ??????? ??????.
?????? ??? ??????“ ??????? ??????
1912
????
13 ?????
, ??????? ?????? ????????? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ???????? ??????????“ (
????.
Royal Flying Corps - RFC
). ?? ??????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ??????????“ ????????? ?????.
??????? ??????? ????
?????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????????“ (
????.
Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS)
), ??????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ???????????????? ??????? ?? ???? ??????????????? ??????????????.
1918
????
1 ??????
??????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????? ??????? ?? ????????? ????????? ??????? ??????? ??????“ - ?????? ??? ?????“. ??????? ????? ????? ???????? ????“-? ????????? ?????? ?? ??????? ??????????????. ???????? ??????????? ??? ??????????? ???????? ?? ???????, ?? ???????????? ?? ????????
1928
???? ??????
???????????
??????????? ???????????? ??????????.
????“-? ????? ???? ??????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ??????????? ???????? ???????? ?????????? ??????? ???????. ??????????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ????????? ??????????? ?????????, ????“-?? ?? ???:
- ?????? ?????? (Pilot Officer) = ??????????
- ?????? ?????? (Flying Officer) = ?????? ??????????
- ????? ???????? (Flight Lieutenant) = ????????
- ???????? ????? (Squadron Leader) = ??????
- ???? ???????? (Wing Commander) = ????-??????????
- ???? ?????? (Group Captain) = ??????????
- ??? ??????? (Air Commodore) = ???????? ????????
- ??? ???? ?????? (Air Vice Marshal) = ???????-??????
- ??? ?????? (Air Marshal) = ???????-??????????
- ??? ??? ?????? (Air Chief Marshal) = ????????
2001
???? ????“-? ???????????? ?????? ????????? ????. ????????? ??????? ?? ????????? ?? ??????????????? ??????? ????????.
?????? ????? ????
2003
???? ????“-?? ??????? 100-?? ???? ???????????? ?? ?????????? ?????? ????????????. ???? ???????????? ????“-?? ?????? ???? ???????? ???????????? ???????.
??????? GR4
???????? ??????????? ??????????, ????
?????????
?????????
????? ??????? ???????? ???? ???????????.
2004
???? ???????????
2005
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????????? ????“-? ????? ???????? ??-17 ??????????? III“ ????? ?????????????? ??
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????? ???????? ????????????.
2015
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