The Role of the Royal Air Force in the Preservation of Peace

‘The Second World War: air operations in the West’ considers the air capabilities of the main actors of the Second World War including the Polish air force, the German Luftwaffe, the Soviet air force, Britain’s Royal Air Force, and the US Army Air Corps. It discusses the strategies employed by the different forces during the various stages of the war, including securing the control of the air during the Battle of Britain in 1940, which demonstrated that a defensive air campaign could have strategic and political effect. The improving technology throughout the war is discussed along with role of air power at sea, and the results and controversy of the bombing war in Europe.

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HELICOPTERS AS AN INSTRUMENT OF WAR DURING THE MALAYAN EMERGENCY 1948-1960

Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS) ◽

10.24200/jonus.vol2iss2pp188-197 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 188

Author(s):

Nor Ibrahim Sulaiman

Keyword(s):

Air Force ◽

Far East ◽

Online Information ◽

Primary Role ◽

Royal Air Force ◽

Knowing That ◽

The Far East ◽

Malayan Emergency ◽

Commander In Chief

Helicopter as an instrument of war in counter insurgency warfare in Malaysia had its origin during the Malayan emergency 1948-1960. Three helicopters, the Dragonfly, made an entry into Malaya in March 1950 at the request of the Commander-in-Chiefs Committee of the Far East Land Forces on 8 March 1949. The primary role of these helicopters then was for casualty evacuation of wounded troops sustained during operations against the communist terrorists (CTs). Their ability to operate from unprepared areas expanded their roles as an ideal platform for air mobility of troops, supplies, and search and rescue. The flexibility of transporting the troops made the CTs no longer invincible in their own safe havens. More importantly, the morale of the troops was kept high knowing that they would be evacuated fast for medical treatment in the event they were wounded. This article discusses the roles of helicopter during the Malayan emergency. Most of the references are records from the Royal Air Force (RAF), books, and online information. This paper highlights the contributions of helicopters towards the successful ending of the emergency. Keywords: Counter insurgency, Commander-in-Chief of Far East Land Forces, communist terrorists, Malayan emergency, Royal Air Force helicopter squadronsCite as: Sulaiman, N.I. (2017). Helicopters as an instrument of war during the Malayan emergency 1948-1960. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 2(2), 188-197.

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The Role of Plastic Surgery in the Royal Air Force

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine ◽

10.1177/003591576105400113 ◽

1961 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 53-60

Author(s):

George H Morley

Keyword(s):

Plastic Surgery ◽

Air Force ◽

Royal Air Force

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Measuring Critical Care Air Support Teams’ Performance During Extended Periods of Duty

AACN Advanced Critical Care ◽

10.4037/15597768-2010-3008 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 298-306

Author(s):

Di Lamb

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Air Force ◽

Team Member ◽

Potential Effect ◽

Royal Air Force ◽

Team Members ◽

Support Teams ◽

Overall Performance ◽

Relevant Factors

The Royal Air Force (RAF) Critical Care Air Support Teams (CCASTs) aeromedically evacuate seriously injured service personnel. Long casualty evacuation chains create logistical constraints that must be considered when aeromedically evacuating patients. One constraint is the length of a CCAST mission and its potential effect on team member performance. Despite no evidence of patient care compromise, the RAF has commissioned a study to investigate whether CCAST mission length influences performance. Describing and understanding the role of a CCAST enabled fatigue to be defined. Factors essential to studying fatigue were then identified that were used to develop a theoretical model for designing a study to measure the effects of fatigue on CCAST performance. Relevant factors include the patient’s clinical condition, team members’ cognition and vigilance levels, and the occupational aviation environment. Further factors influencing overall performance include the duration and complexity of patient interventions, mission length, circadian influences, and fatigue countermeasures.

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Integration of Navigational Information in Aircraft

Journal of Navigation ◽

10.1017/s0373463300021342 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 240-246

Author(s):

V. David Hopkin

Keyword(s):

Data Processing ◽

Air Force ◽

Joint Meeting ◽

Royal Air Force ◽

Aviation Medicine ◽

Recent Advances

Mr Hopkin, Senior Principal Psychologist at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, discusses the human implications of recent advances in the automation of data processing and display as affecting both the role of the navigator and the safety of navigation. This paper was presented in London on 11 December 1980 at a joint meeting of the Institute and the Nautical Institute.

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Automatic Landing: The Role of the Human Pilot

Journal of Navigation ◽

10.1017/s0373463300018506 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 16 (01) ◽

pp. 84-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. M. A. Majendie

Keyword(s):

Air Force ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

National Meeting ◽

Royal Air Force ◽

Proper Understanding ◽

Airline Pilot ◽

Automatic Landing ◽

Full Production ◽

Human Operators

Accepting the technical fact of automatic landing, an examination is made of the basic human problems in its application to commercial air transport. This examination starts with an analysis of the use of human operators and automatic machines applied to operational tasks. Consideration is given to both control and monitoring functions, and conclusions are drawn about the correct approach to man/machine system design.The required standard of safety for commercial automatic landing is briefly reviewed, with particular reference to the official British attitude. It is shown that automatic landing can be a tool for improving safety in future. The role of the pilot is considered. It is concluded that there is no real conflict between man and machine: that the automatic system will not affect the crew complement, or the basic responsibilities of an airline pilot: and that the potential of automatic systems can only be realized by a proper understanding of their true implications.The original paper, of which this is an abbreviated version, was presented at the Institute of Aerospace Sciences National Meeting held in Seattle, Washington, on 10 and 11 August 1962.Automatic landing systems are already in full production in Britain for Bomber and Transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force, and many thousands of successful landings have been made in both jet and propeller driven aircraft in all sorts of weather conditions. Second generation equipment is now clearing the prototype stage and entering production for application to passenger carrying aircraft at a civil standard of safety. This equipment is destined initially for application to the De Havilland Trident for British European Airways, and to the Short Belfast heavy transport for the Royal Air Force.

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