Air force academy explained

An air force academy or air academy is a national institution that provides initial officer training, possibly including undergraduate level education, to air force officer cadets who are preparing to be commissioned officers in a national air force. The world's first air academy was the RAF (Cadet) College (now called the Royal Air Force College) which was founded on 1 November 1919 on the site of a Royal Navy flying training station.

Many nations support air academies, some of which are:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: rafweb.org . 2015-04-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020108095313/http://www.rafweb.org/Cmd_H1.htm . 2002-01-08 .