Definition of raf | Bee Dictionary of English

n the airforce of Great Britain
n a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998

WW2 trivia- The RAF found out that they had bombed not a German airstrip with a fleet of aircraft sitting around, but a bunch of "planes" made out of lumber.

RAF Feltwell residents to continue boiling tap water
Residents and workers at RAF Feltwell will need to boil their tap water on at least three more occasions over the next two months as contractors repair or replace leaky pipes near fire hydrants on base.
June 11, 2013 - Stars and Stripes
READER SUBMITTED: Two Students Selected To Study Ballet and Language at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy
The New York-based Russian American Foundation (RAF) is pleased to announce that Emma Bergman and Natalie Hills have been selected for the prestigious NSLI FOR YOUTH Program - funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - to spend six weeks of the summer 2013 studying Russian language, culture and ballet at the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow.
June 11, 2013 - FOX CT Hartford
Prince Harry Pilots Quite a Helicopter Stunt Show
Attendees at this weekend’s RAF Cosford Air Show in Shropshire, England, got a major surprise as they craned their necks to watch the death-defying helicopter stunts being performed above. Inside one of the helicopters, sitting front-seat copilot gunner as the chopper rolled, was none other...
June 10, 2013 - ABC News

Prince William in FOXNews
The time I spent with the RAF earlier this year made me realize how much I love flying,said William, who was criticized for landing an air force helicopter on his girlfriend Kate Middleton's lawn during his training, and for using another...
Max Clifford in 940 News
It shows William in a bad light,said public relations guru Max Clifford. "It's the whole spoiled brat syndrome. If any other young officer in the RAF were to do this, they would probably be kicked out of the forces in two minutes. It...
Gwladys Nocera in International Herald Tribune
It's funny because on the fairway I said to my caddie Raf, 'It would be fun to have champagne today because it's my fourth one,'the 33-year-old Nocera said. "It feels good. I really didn't think I could shoot that low when I came here....