Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve is a reserve component of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, composed of civilian volunteers who provide trained air and ground personnel to support the RAF in both peacetime and wartime operations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Royal Air Force
military reserve force
abbreviation RAFVR
allegiance British Crown
composedOf civilian volunteers
conflict Cold War
Falklands War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Second World War
War in Afghanistan
country United Kingdom
garrison Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom
hasPart Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Catering Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Chaplaincy Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Dental Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Intelligence Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Legal Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Linguist Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Media Operations)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Medical Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Music Services)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Nursing Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Physical Education Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Specialist Branches)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (University Air Squadrons)
hasPersonnelType aircrew
ground crew
specialist officers
hasRole provide trained aircrew to the Royal Air Force
provide trained ground personnel to the Royal Air Force
support RAF peacetime operations
support RAF wartime operations
historicalRole primary source of aircrew for RAF expansion during the Second World War
inception 1936
language English
legalStatus reserve force under UK armed forces legislation
mottoLanguage Latin
operatesIn air domain
cyber and information environment
partOf Royal Air Force
recruitsFrom civilian population of the United Kingdom
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
subordinateTo Air Command (Royal Air Force)
type reserve air force

Referenced by (21)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (University Air Squadrons)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Chaplaincy Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Legal Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Medical Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Nursing Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Dental Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Catering Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Physical Education Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Music Services)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Intelligence Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Linguist Branch)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Media Operations)")
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Specialist Branches)")
hasPart
RAFVR
abbreviationOf
RAFVR ("Royal Air Force Reserve")
associatedWith
RAFVR
fullName
Secretary of State for Air
hasJurisdictionOver
No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron ("Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Polish)")
service
RAF Leeming ("Royal Air Force Reserves")
usedBy

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