1 Heavily defined pectoral muscles, on which the nipples stood out like pennies âFrancis King. 2  Muscled like a water buffalo âGerald Kersh. 3  Muscles [of leg] as big as a hill âDylan Thomas.  Muscles â¦ hard and ropy like the ones on the fantastic coursing dogs in the sad stone friezes of ancient Persia âBeryl Markham.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force. Formed toward the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world. Following victory over the Central Powers in 1918 the RAF emerged as, at the time, the largest air force in the world.or much of the Cold War the primary role of the RAF was the defence of Western Europe against potential attack by the Soviet Union, with many squadrons based in West Germany. With the decline of the British Empire, global operations were scaled back, and RAF Far East Air Force was disbanded on 31 October 1971.
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy, or a marine corps.