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At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Royal Air Force structure was as follows:
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- ↑ Andrew Simmons (JRGS 1965–71) recalls his schooldays with affection JRGS Alumni Society
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Air Vice-Marshal Richard Lacey, CBE Debrett's People of Today
- ↑ "No. 57155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2003. p. 6.