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Raymundo Flores Raymundo Flores Elizondo is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served in the cabinet of Governor José Natividad González Parás. He is the current municipal president (mayor) of Apodaca.
Raymundus Jordanus Raymundus Jordanus, best known by his Latin nom de plume Idiota ('the Idiot') though this identification is disputed by some, was an ancient, learned and pious writer whose identity remained unknown for some centuries.
Rayna Knyaginya Rayna Popgeorgieva Futekova (Райна Попгеоргиева Футекова), better known as Rayna Knyaginya (Райна Княгиня) (1856-1917) was a Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary born in Panagyurishte that is famous for having sewn the flag of the April Uprising of 1876.
Rayne Storm Rayne Storm, whose birth name is Adi Ladson, was born December 7, 1983 and raised in a part of Harlem known to neighborhood old timers as "Sugar Hill". His experiences growing up there have been anything but sweet.
Rayners Lane tube station Rayners Lane is a London Underground station, adjacent to Harrow Garden Village in north west London. The station is on the Uxbridge branch of both the Metropolitan Line, between Eastcote and West Harrow stations, and the Piccadilly Line, between Eastcote and South Harrow stations.
Raynesford, Montana Raynesford, also known as Kibbey Canyon, is a small town located approximately 35 miles south of Great Falls, Montana. The town's own post office handles mail for the surrounding ranches located predominantly on Limestone Butte.
Raynold Curicke Raynold Curicke (1610-1667) was a jurist and historian of the Hanseatic city of Danzig (Gdańsk, Poland). He wrote a German language four-volume work: Der Stadt Danzig historische Beschreibung (Historical description of Danzig), which was the first monography about the city.
Rayok (Shostakovich) Rayok (opus 78B, also known as Anti-formalist Rayok, Little Paradise, The Peep-show (see rayok), The Gods and A Learner's Manual) is a satirical cantata for four voices, chorus and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich. Its title derives from Mussorgsky's work of the same name.
Rayonnant Rayonnant is a term used to describe the rose windows typical of Gothic cathedrals. In ideal gothic aesthetics, the petals of the rose radiate from the center of the window, thus the term "rayonnant" (from the French word meaning "to radiate").
Rayonnoceras Rayonnoceras is a genus of extinct cephalopod of the order Actinoceratida and that lived around 325 million years ago, during Ordovician to Carboniferous times. They were among the last of the Actinoceratida, which were highly specialized nautiloids characterized by possessing a long straight, sometimes large and nearly cylindrical shell, which, like the endoceroids, contains an unusually large and heavy siphuncle.
Rayrock Mine The Rayrock Mine was a uranium producing venture in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the south side of Maryleer Lake and the north shore of Fault Lake, 105 miles northwest of Yellowknife and 74 kilometres northwest of Rae.
Rays from the Rose Cross Rays from the Rose Cross is a Christian esoteric magazine established in June 1913 by Max Heindel, author of The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception and founder of The Rosicrucian Fellowship; its original name was Echoes from Mount Ecclesia. It is issued bimonthly by The Rosicrucian Fellowship in the United States.
Rays Hill Tunnel Rays Hill Tunnel is one of three original Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels which were abandoned (this one in 1968) after two massive realignment projects. The others included the Sideling Hill Tunnel, and further west, the Laurel Hill Tunnel.
Raysko Praskalo Raysko Praskalo (Bulgarian: Райско пръскало) , 124,5 m in height, is the highest waterfall in Bulgaria and the Balkans. It is located under Botev Peak (2,376 m) in Stara Planina and is part of the Dzhendema Reserve.
Raystown Lake Raystown Lake is a lake in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The largest lake in Pennsylvania, it was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers around 1913 by the damming of the Raystown Branch Juniata River which created a shallow lake in the river valley.
RayStorm RayStorm is an action game developed by the Taito Corporation for arcades, and later ported to the Playstation gaming system, as well as a less-known release for the Sega Saturn. It is often thought of as the sequel to RayForce, which features similar gameplay.
Raytheon Hawker 800 The Raytheon Hawker 800 is a mid-size twin-engine corporate aircraft, originally designed and manufactured by British Aerospace as the BAe 125. In 1993 Raytheon acquired British Aerospace Corporate Jets Ltd, and they began marketing this aircraft as the Hawker 800.
Raytheon Sentinel The Raytheon Sentinel is under development as the RAF's ASTOR (Airborne STand-Off Radar) aircraft. It will be a joint asset with the British Army, providing battlefield and ground surveillance in a similar role to the American E-8 JSTARS aircraft.
Raytown (Mama's Family) Raytown is the fictional community that the Harper family and their friends live in on the television sitcom, Mama's Family. The community is known as the "Hub of the Tri-State (sometimes, Tri-County) area".
Rayzd Rayzd is a 6 person pop / jazz / hip hop band from Bellerose, New York formed by Joey Cavaseno. Formerly called G-Clef and da Houndz, Rayzd is a blended jazz-oriented phoenix that rose from the ashes of the Swing Revival of the turn of the millennium.
Raz Mesinai Influential composer, producer, and multi instrumentalist, Reuel "Raz" Mesinai (born 1973 in Jerusalem and raised in New York City) composes innovative avantgarde electro acoustic music under his own name and is also well known for his hybrid Middle Eastern and Dub productions under the alter ego Badawi. Mesinai's music is usually highly rhythmic with a particular keen sense of micro tonal sound.
Raz Mohammed Dalili Raz Mohammed Dalili was the Governor of Paktia Province in Afghanistan from 2002 until 2004. His arrival as Governor in the capital Gardez was delayed as local militia leader, and previous Governor, Pacha Khan Zadran refused to let him into the city Dalili eventually successfully served for two years.
Razakars (Hyderabad) Razakars were a private islamic militia organized by Qasim Razvi to support the rule of Nizam Usman Ali Khan and resist the integration of Hyderabad State in India. The Razakars unleashed a wave of terror in many parts of the state.
Razakars (Pakistan) Razakars was the paramilitary force organized by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The word, originating from Persian, literally means "volunteer", (though in Bangladesh, it carries the meaning "collaborator".
Razali Ismail Tan Sri Razali Ismail (born April 14 1939 in the state of Kedah) is a distinguished Malaysian diplomat. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in literature and the humanities from Universiti Malaya and an Honorary Doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Razbari Sumthing Razbari Sumthing is a Syracuse, New York based ska-rock band who formed in June of 2002. Although labeled as 'ska', the group has fallen into their own style of 'ska influenced' rock which draws from traditional ska bands, but is not traditional ska itself.
Razee A razee is a sailing ship that has been cut down (razeed) to one with fewer decks. In the Royal Navy, the operation was typically performed on a smaller two-deck 74 or 64 gun ship of the line, resulting in a large frigate.
Razer USA Ltd Razer is a privately held computer peripherals manufacturer specializing in high end products specifically catered to gamers. Originally started in the 1990s, it suffered a period of dormancy during the millennial change and has recently seen a resurgence, with new products released during 2004 and 2005.
Razgrad Razgrad (; ) is a city in northeastern Bulgaria and the capital of Razgrad Province, built upon the ruins of the Ancient Roman town of Abritus on the banks of the Beli Lom. Razgrad has one of the dense Turkish populations in Bulgaria, with 27% of the municipality's citizens declaring to be Turks in 1998.
Razi High School Razi High School (in Persian:دبیرستان رازی) also known as Lycee Razi, is a high school located in Valiasr Street (old Pahlavi Street) in Tehran, Iran. It is named after the Razi a Persian physician, philosopher, and scholar.
Razi University Razi University is a research institution and university of engineering and science in Iran (Persia), offering both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Located in western Iran, in the capital city of the province of Kermanshah.
Razia Sultana Razia al-Din, (Urdu: رضیہ الدین) "throne name" Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziyâ (Urdu:جلالت رضیہ الدین), usually referred to in history as Razia Sultan or Razia Sultana (Urdu: رضیہ سلطانہ ), was the only woman monarch to have ruled in South Asia. She was born in 1205 and died in 1240.
Raziel Raziel (Heb. רזיאל "secret[s] [of the] Lord"), is an archangel within the teachings of Jewish mysticism (of the Kabbalah of Judaism) who is the "Keeper of Secrets" and the "Angel of Mysteries.
Razlog Cove Razlog Cove (Razlozhki Zaliv raz-'lozh-ki 'za-liv) is a two km wide cove in the north coast of Greenwich Island, Antarctica. It is bounded by Archar Peninsula to the south, and Express Island to the northeast.
Razlog Valley The Razlog Valley (, Razlozhka kotlovina) is a valley in southwestern Bulgaria located between the high Rila (to the north and northwest), Pirin (to the south and southwest) and Rhodope Mountains (to the east). The nature of the valley was influenced by both the Alpine character of Rila and Pirin and the Mediterranean climate of the Aegean Sea from the south.
Raznochinets Raraznochinets or raznochinetz (Plural: raznochintsy) is a historical notion that means a member of varied class, an intellectual not belonging to the gentry in 18th to 19th century in Russia. The literary critic Vissarion Belinsky was the first influential raznochinets, combining an education with a developed sense of social injustice which only an intellectual from outside the traditional elites could truely combine.
Raznochinsky Raznochinsky (Russian: разночинцы) was a 19th-century Russian term that in some cases was used to describe the burgeoning middle classes, but was more accurately used to describe people of a mixed social class, meaning that in the increasingly lenient social caste system of late-19th-century Russia, people from the upper classes would marry people from the lower classes, creating mixed-class families.
Razom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty Razom Nas Bahato, Nas Ne Podolaty was a hip-hop song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004. The literal translation of the song title is "Together we are many!
Razor & Tie Razor & Tie is a New York based corporation founded in 1993 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution, a home video company, a media buying company, an experienced marketing, promotion and sales team, a direct marketing operation and a growing database of entertainment consumers.
Razor (band) Razor is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984 at Guelph, Ontario The group shot music videos for songs such as "Evil Invaders", "Shotgun Justice", "American Luck", and "Sucker for Punishment". The band dissolved in 1992, but reformed in the late 1990s to record another album, titled Decibels, in 1997.
Razor (short story) "Razor" is a very short story by the Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov. It was first published (as Britva) in the expatriate Russian literary magazine Rul' in 1926, but a French translation did not appear until 1991, and an English one (by Dmitri Nabokov, the writer's son) not until 1995.
Razor 1911 Razor 1911 (RZR) is a warez and demo group, with a history similar to that of Fairlight. According to the computer crime division of the United States Department of Justice, Razor 1911 is the "oldest game software piracy ring on the internet".
Razor and blades business model The razor and blades business model (also called the "bait and hook model" or the "tied products model") works by selling an initial "master" product at a subsidized price, and making the profit on high margin "consumables" that are essential to the use of the master product.
Razor burn Razor burn is an irritation of the skin caused by shaving with a razor; either at sensitive areas or not using proper technique. It appears as a mild rash and usually disappears after a few hours to a few days, depending on severity.
Razor gang Razor gangs were criminal gangs that dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. The choice of razors as preferred weapons reflected laws imposing severe penalties for carrying concealed firearms, and the capacity of razors to inflict disfiguring scars.
Razor Hill Razor Hill, also known as Che Kwu Shan (é·“é´Łĺ±±) indigenously, is a hill between Pik Uk, Ta Ku Ling, Tseung Kwan O, and Tai Po Tsai in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The north and east mid slope is surrounded by Clear Water Bay Road.
Razor Ledbetter Ralph Overton "Razor" Ledbetter (December 8, 1894 - February 1, 1969) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Detroit Tigers in 1915. The 20-year-old right-hander stood 6'3" and weighed 190 lbs.
Razor Shines Anthony Razor Shines (born July 18, 1956 in Durham, North Carolina) was a First Baseman for the Montreal Expos (1983-85 and 1987). He had a long career in the minor leagues, which included stops in the Mexican League and with the Buffalo Bisons in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Razor Smith Razor Smith (William Charles Smith; born October 4, 1877, Oxford, Oxfordshire; died July 15, 1946, Bermondsey, London) was a Surrey slow bowler. Nicknamed "Razor" because of his extreme thinness, Smith was generally prone to serious injury and could rarely get through a full season's cricket, but when sound, could command the sharpest off-break among bowlers of his day.
Razor's Edge (novel) Razor's Edge (Russian: Лезвие бритвы, Lezvie britvy, Edge of the Razor) is a 1963 science fiction novel by the Soviet writer and paleontologist Ivan Yefremov. It includes four parts and is notable for a huge amount of the scientific facts and dynamism.
Razorback Razorbacks, also referred to as an Old World swine, Eurasian wild boar, or Russian wild boar, are feral pigs that were brought to North America by the explorer Hernando de Soto during the mid-1550s. The animal evolved due to a system of farming known as free roam or free range farming, where domesticated animals were allowed to roam freely and are identified by a brand, or burned marking, on their hides.
Razorback (band) Razorback is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 1990. Originally known for being regulars at the now-defunct Kalye, a club in Makati, the band had proven their onstage mettle many times over, via their own club gigs to full-scale concerts as well as for having opened for Rage Against the Machine and Metallica.
Razorback (film) Razorback is an Australian film released in 1984, involving a giant boar terrorizing the Australian outback, killing and devouring people. The film was directed by Russel Mulcahy, who would later make the first two Highlander films.
Razorcake Razorcake is the magazine arm of a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA (with its sister underground book publisher Gorsky Press as Razorcake/Gorsky Press, Inc.) which runs an online punk-culture website and prints a bi-monthly punk magazine.
Razumovsky Razumovsky or Rozumovsky (, , formerly transliterated as Rasumowski, Rasumofsky and Rasoumofsky) is a Ukrainian-Russian comital family whose remaining branch went into exile in Austria in the early 19th century. Notable representatives include:
Razundara Tjikuzu Razundara Tjikuzu (born December 12, 1979 in Swakopmund) is a Namibian football player. He has previously played for Werder Bremen, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg and now plays for Turkish Super League team Çaykur Rizespor.
Razz Tazz Razz Tazz American Music Band, familiarly known as Razz Tazz, is a pop cover band made up of seven American college and post-college members. Razz Tazz reached the pinnacle of its fame on its Moroccan tour, where it was greeted by throngs of shouting fans and was offered free food by the manager of a branch of the world's largest international fast food chain.
Razzie Award for Worst Actor The Razzie Award for Worst Actor was an "honor" given out at the Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. Following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film(s) for which they were nominated.
Razzie Award for Worst Picture The Razzie Award for Worst Picture is a dishonor given out at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst film of the past year. Following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, including each film's distribution company and producer(s).
Razzle (game) Razzle is a game sometimes presented on carnival midways. This generic name is seldom known to players, as it is generally presented as Football, Ten Points Win, Baseball, Mo-Co, Indian Poker, Cajun Bingo or other name selected to generate interest for the locals.
Razzle (magazine) Razzle is a British soft porn magazine, founded in 1983, which currently focuses on amateur style pornography, offering cash for any photos of "readers wives" printed. In the past, however, several notable glamour models were featured, including minor celebrity Joanne Guest.
Razzleberry Razzleberry is not a real berry, but the term is used to describe a pie made with raspberries and blackberries. It is very popular and is the most common flavor of sugar-free pie, and sometimes unfortunately the only flavor.
Razzledazzle Razzledazzle is a popular BBC television programme for children that airs on BBC's CBeebies channel. It is an educational show that features the character Razzledazzle, a little orange cartoon with floppy ears and big eyes.
Razzles Razzles are small pellets of "candy" that once chewed, mix to turn into chewing gum. Originally introduced in 1966, with an advertising slogan and jingle of, "First it's a candy, then it's a gum.
RA Photo Club The RA Photo Club is located in Ottawa, and is the city's largest photo club, with over 250 members. It meets weekly at its location in the RA Centre from September to May, hosting speakers and monthly competitions.
RA90 The RA90 disk drive was the first Digital Equipment Corporation drive to be based on "thin film" technology. Prior to the RA90 all drives used "oxide" discs, which were an aluminum disk coated with a polyurethane binder resin in which gamma ferric oxide particles were imbedded.
RAAD (missile) The RAAD رعد ("thunder") family of missiles is manufactured in Iran and based on the Soviet AT-3B Sagger anti-tank guided missile with a range of a few kilometres although some sources refer to it as a copy of a Chinese or North Korean cruise missile
RAAF Air Command Air Command is the operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Its role is to manage and command the RAAF's Force Element Groups (FEGs), which contain the operational capability of the Air Force.
RAAF Bare Bases The Royal Australian Air Force currently maintains three Bare Bases in remote areas of Northern Australia. These bases were developed in the 1980s and 1990s in line with the Defence of Australia Policy in order to enhance the RAAF's ability to conduct combat operations from the Australian mainland.
RAAF Base Butterworth RAAF Base Butterworth was a Royal Australian Air Force base located near the town of Butterworth in modern Malaysia. RAAF Butterworth was transferred from the Royal Air Force to the RAAF in 1957 and was home to numerous Australian fighter and bomber squadrons during the Cold War.
RAAF Station Tocumwal RAAF Station Tocumwal () was a major Royal Australian Air Force base during World War II. Located near the town of Tocumwal, New South Wales the base was established in early 1942 to provide a secure base for United States Army Air Forces heavy bomber units.
RAAF Washington Flying Unit The RAAF Washington Flying Unit was a temporary Royal Australian Air Force unit formed to ferry Australia's first twelve F-111 aircraft from the United States to Australia upon their delivery to Australia. The unit was formed at McClellan Air Force Base, California on 31 March 1973 and was disbanded at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland on 26 July 1973 after all twelve aircraft had safely reached Australia.
RAAM RAAM, is an attempt to create a global currency to eliminate world poverty, describing itself as the "Global Development Currency of the Global Country of World Peace." The RAAM was established by Maharishi Global Financing in The Netherlands, which has targeted its use in farmers cooperatives in South America and Africa for agricultural development.
RAAN The Red & Anarchist Action Network is a loose organization of autonomous individuals who subscribe to revolutionary anarchist and libertarian (that is, anti-state, anti-Leninist) communist ideals. The Network was initially formed in May 2002 by the joining of a communist and an anarchist website onto one internet forum, with the intention of creating a "Red & Anarchist News Network.
RABS Remote Area Broadcasting Services (RABS) is a program to provide Australians in remote areas with TV and radio services. These are broadcast on the Optus Aurora satellite platform, which many people receive directly.
RAC Foundation The RAC Foundation is a charity established in 1991 as a part of RAC plc. After the de-merger of the RAC from the Royal Automobile Club the organisation became involved in researching and promoting issues of safety, mobility, economics and the environment related to motoring.
RAC Research RAC was a research chemical supplier. During a DEA covert operation in 2004 they were one of many psychoactive research chemical suppliers to be taken down on suspicion that they illegaly sold designer drugs through their website.
RACE - The Official WTCC Game RACE is a racing simulator for PC based on the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) which was released November 24, 2006. The game is developed by SimBin, who in the past have developed GTR and GT Legends, and distributed by Eidos in Europe.
RACER system The RACER system (Renamed ABox and Concept Expression Reasoner) is a knowledge representation system that implements a highly optimized tableau calculus for a very expressive description logic (DL). It offers reasoning services for multiple TBoxes and ABoxes (as defined in DL).
RACI diagram A RACI diagram is used to describe the roles and responsibilities of various teams or people in delivering a project. It is especially useful in clarifying roles and responsibilities in cross functional/cross departmental projects and initiatives.
RACJA Polskiej Lewicy REASON of Polish Left (RACJA Polskiej Lewicy, RACJA, RACJA PL) is a marginal left wing anti-clerical political party in Poland. It was registered on August 8, 2002 as the Anticlerical Progress Party REASON (Antyklerykalna Partia Postępu RACJA, APP RACJA, APP Racja, APP, APPR) and acquired its current name on January 14, 2006.
RAD Game Tools RAD Game Tools is privately held company based in Kirkland, Washington that develops video and computer game software technologies which are licensed primarily by video game companies. RAD Game Tools products have appeared in over 8,400 games which had shipped in over 50 million end-user games in 2001.
RAD6000 The RAD6000 radiation-hardened single board computer, based on the IBM RISC Single Chip CPU, is manufactured by BAE Systems and is mainly known as the onboard computer of numerous NASA spacecraft. Its instruction set is similar to early members of the PowerPC processor family.
RADARSAT Constellation The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) consists of a three spacecraft fleet of Earth observation satellites. With satellites smaller than RADARSAT-2, the RCM will provide new applications -- made possible through the constellation approach -- as well as continuing to provide C band radar data to RADARSAT-2 users.
RADARSAT-1 RADARSAT-1 is Canada's first commercial Earth observation satellite. It was launched at 14h22 UTC on November 4, 1995 from Vandenberg AFB in California, into a sun-synchronous (dawn-dusk) orbit above the Earth with an altitude of 798 kilometers and inclination of 98.
RADARSAT-2 RADARSAT-2 is an Earth observation satellite scheduled for launch in March 2007 on a Russian Soyuz launch vehicle by the Canadian Space Agency. It has a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with multiple polarization modes.
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is an AAA (authentication, authorization and accounting) protocol for applications such as network access or IP mobility. It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations.
RADIX-50 RADIX-50, commonly called "Rad-50", is a character encoding created by DEC for use on their PDP series and DECsystem-10 and DECSYSTEM-20 computers. RADIX-50's 40-character repertoire (050 in octal) allows up to 3 characters to be encoded and packed into 16 bits (PDP-11) or 6 characters plus flag information into one 36-bit word (PDP-6, PDP-10, DECsystems).
RAE Bedford The Royal Aircraft Establishment (Bedford) or RAE Bedford (later Royal Aerospace Establishment (Bedford) – Pearcy), based near Thurleigh and Sharnbrook, has been the site of major aircraft experimental development work.
RAF Air Support Command Air Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 August 1967 by the redesignation of Transport Command. Its change of name reflected the change of emphasis of the Command from merely transporting materials and men around the world to providing general support to RAF operations around the world.
RAF Al Udeid RAF Al Udeid is a military base for the Royal Air Force in Quatar, serving as a base for British air operations in support of Operation Telic and Operation Herrick - the designation for British contributions towards operations in Iraq and Afghanistan respectively.
RAF Alconbury RAF Alconbury is a United States Air Force installation adjacent to the Stukeleys, near Alconbury and Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. It is home to the 423rd Air Base Group whose sole mission is to support the US European Command Joint Analysis Center at RAF Molesworth.
RAF Aldergrove RAF Aldergrove is a Royal Air Force station situated 18 miles north-west of Belfast. It adjoins Belfast International Airport, sometimes referred to simply as Aldergrove which is the name of the surrounding area.
RAF Bassingbourn RAF Bassingbourn is a former military airbase located in Cambridgeshire approximately three miles north of Royston, Hertfordshire and 11 miles southwest of Cambridge. During World War II it served first as an RAF station and then as a bomber base of the U.
RAF Bentwaters RAF Bentwaters is a former Royal Air Force station about 50 miles NE of London, 10 miles ENE of Ipswich, near Woodbridge, Suffolk in the UK. The name was taken from two cottages (‘Bentwaters Cottages’) that had stood on the site of the main runway during its construction in 1943.
RAF Bircotes RAF Bircotes is a former Royal Air Force airfield located within South Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and was formerly located within the boundary of Nottinghamshire. RAF Bircotes was located next the No.
RAF Bishopscourt RAF Bishopscourt was a Royal Air Force radar control and reporting station located on the south east coast of Northern Ireland, approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Downpatrick, County Down and 23 miles (37 km) from Belfast. A Marconi Type 84 radar was located on the airfield and a Type 80 radar was located at Killard Point, Ballyhornan (remote from the base itself.
RAF Bomber Command RAF Bomber Command was the organisation that controlled the RAF's bomber forces. It was formed on 14 July 1936 from the bomber element of the Air Defence of Great Britain and absorbed into the new Strike Command in 1968.
RAF Boxted RAF Boxted (Also known as Langham) is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located west of the A12 road, three miles north of Colchester, and built almost entirely in the village of Langham in Essex.
RAF Brampton RAF Brampton is a Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Formally the home of RAF Support Command, it now houses several elements of the Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO), and provides a base for the Defence Security Standards Organisation and the RAF Infrastructure Branch (East Region).

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