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Aug 21, 2014 back in the day well, back in the 1950s the royal canadian air force introduced two sets of exercises for its air staff devised by the pioneering sports physiologist dr. Royal canadian air force books list of books by author. This air force jet was scrambled to intercept a ufo. The air force operates all aircraft of the canadian forces, including the helicopters of the army and the navy. The latin motto of air command sic itur ad astra which was the motto of the canadian air force when first formed after the first world war before it became the royal canadian air force in 1924 was retained. Squadrons are the operational units reporting to the wings. The royal canadian air force rcaf, formerly air command aircom, is the air force of canada and is often called the canadian air force.
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