Royal Auxiliary Air Force | |
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![]() Badge of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force | |
Founded | October 1924 |
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Type | Volunteer Reserve, Auxiliaries |
Size | 1,940 personnel |
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Motto(s) | "Comitamur Ad Astra" (Latin) (We go with them to the stars) |
Colors | Red, white, blue |
Website | Royal Air Force Auxiliary |
Commanders | |
Commandant General of the RAuxAF | ![]() |
Inspector of the RAuxAF | ![]() |
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Honorary Air Commodore in Chief[2] | The Duke of Gloucester |
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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]
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.