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List of Royal Air Force Personnelreport

  • Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard - founding father of the RAF (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder - WWII RAF Commander, deputy to Eisenhower who received Germany's surrender at the end of the war in Europe, post-war Chief of Air Staff (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding - Commanding officer or RAF Fighter Command before WWII, developer of Dowding system used during Battle of Britain (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris - C-in-C RAF Bomber Command during World War II (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Sir Douglas Bader - Amputee and fighter pilot & POW during Battle of Britain (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Sir Keith Park - New Zealander - AOC No. 11 Group RAF during Battle of Britain (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Sir Frank Whittle - Co-inventor of the turbojet (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Guy Gibson - Dambusters raid leader and VC holder (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Leonard Cheshire - Charity founder and VC holder (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Henry Allingham - World War I veteran and last surviving founder member of the RAF (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • David Henderson - founding father of the Royal Air Force. (Notable Royal Air Force personnel)

  • Richard Attenborough - Actor and director (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Pam Ayres - Poet, TV & Radio presenter (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • David Bailey (photographer) (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Ralph Barker - Writer (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Errol Walton Barrow - First Prime Minister of Barbados (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Alan Bates - Actor (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Raymond Baxter - Television presenter and commentator (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Tony Benn - British politician (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Frank Bossard - MI6 personnel who spied for the USSR (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Richard Burton - Actor, served as a navigator (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Brian Blessed - Actor (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Arthur C. Clarke - Science fiction author (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Alex Coomber - Bronze medalist in the 2002 Winter Olympics. (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Roald Dahl - Author. A flying ace who rose to the rank of Wing Commander (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Hilary Devey - Dragons Den - WRAF Air Traffic Control Assistant (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Denholm Elliott - Actor (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Fred Feast - Actor (Coronation Street), served as a Physical Training Instructor (PTI) (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Bruce Forsyth - Entertainer and show host; served between 1947–1949 under National Service (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Bruce Barrymore Halpenny-British military historian and Author, served Royal Air Force Police (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Tony Hancock - Comic actor (RAF Regiment) (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Rex Harrison - Actor, reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Rollo Hayman - Rhodesian farmer and politician (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Godfrey Hounsfield - Nobel laureate and co-inventor of Computed tomography. (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • George Hutchinson - Professional footballer (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Peter Imbert - Police Officer, served Royal Air Force Police (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • T. E. Lawrence - 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Enlisted first as Aircraftman J.H Ross, and later as Aircraftman T.E Shaw (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Peter Larter - England rugby player (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Christopher Lee - Actor, reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Laurence Meredith - Survived 1000 foot parachute-less fall in 1942, Louis Mountbatten staff officer, RAF India historian. United Press International reporter. (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Warren Mitchell - Actor (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Bob Monkhouse - Entertainer, comedian, game show host (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Patrick Moore - Astronomer, broadcaster and author (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Frank Muir - Comic writer (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Alex Murphy (rugby league) Great Britain rugby league player (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Peter Sellers - Comedian and actor, gained the NCO rank of Corporal (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Josef Singer (1923-2009) - Israeli President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Ian Smith - Rhodesian Prime Minister; reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant during Second World War service (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Norman Tebbit - Lord Tebbit, Politician. A member of the Conservative Party (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Gordon Turnbull - psychiatrist (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Rory Underwood - England rugby player (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Michael Ventris - deciphered Linear B script (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Tony Walton - set/costume designer, director (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Martin Whitcombe - England 'B' rugby player (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Bill Wyman- Bass player, Rolling Stones (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

  • Jeff Young (rugby player) - Welsh rugby player (Notable people who previously served in the RAF)

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The Royal Air Force has a history of several hundred years and is the oldest air force combat unit in the world. Everyone who joins the army here is very demanding. In addition to a strong physique, one must have the will to endure and the spirit not to be afraid of hardship. Some of those who have served in the Air Force combat unit has been awarded higher-level titles for outstanding performance. The random tool compiled a list of 56 military personnel, who were not like the average soldier.

They were distinguished service members who had commanded squadrons or higher formations in memorable operations and had been awarded high honors or had risen to fame after serving in the Royal Air Force. They retired as artists, actors, novelists, presenters, and were found to have been members of the Royal Air Force. For more famous people, check out this generator, and you’ll be surprised at how much they used to be military.

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