Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force
Ensign | |
Domestic equivalents1 | |
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Anguistian | Aérbhuídin Ríoghabh na hUislíamór-Nhígúlad |
Nielandic | Konungligr Flugher Isslamerkis-Nýlands |
Isselmerian | Royle Aer Force o 'Isslamere-Nieland |
Command | |
State | Isselmere-Nieland |
Headquarters Building |
Daurmont |
Director-General | |
Chief of Air Staff | |
Establishment RINFC RINAF |
1916 1927 |
Aerospace Service | |
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Structure | |
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Budget (USD, 2006) | |
Total Per capita |
$4.325 trillion $326,281 |
Percentages GDP National budget |
1.06% 3.71% |
Abbreviations | |
References | |
1 See Dynamic and formal equivalence. |
The Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force (RINAF) was established in 1927 as the air component of the United Kingdom of Isselmere-Nieland's armed forces and until 1947 was administered by the Air Ministry, after which it became a department within the amalgamated Ministry of Defence. The RINAF arose from the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Flying Corps (RINFC), formed in 1916 from air units of the Observers Corps of the Royal Artillery.
In 2003, the Royal Air Force formally became the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force (RINASF), with the traditional functions of the Air Force devolving to an organisation known as Air Combat Command and the new space defence functions falling to a newly created Orbital Defence Command. In 2004, the Council of State elevated both commands to the status of Forces within the RINASF, giving rise to speculation that the Orbital Defence Force would become a fifth service within the UKINDF. As yet, there has been no active official support for such a separation of the RINASF.
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History
The Isselmere-Nielander Army established the Isselmere-Nielander Flying Corps (INFC) as an arm apart from the Observer Corps in 1916 to support artillery spotting and reconnaissance operations for Isselmere-Nielander units operating alongside their British Army counterparts on the Western Front during the First World War. Initially, the aircraft used by the INFC were unarmed, but as fighting in the air became fiercer, rifles and later machine guns were introduced.
In 1921, Queen Esmé bestowed the honorific royal upon the INFC, which consequently became the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Flying Corps (RINFC). Six years later, once more following the example of the British, the Flying Corps became a separate service known as the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force (RINAF), operating under the newly established Ministry of Air. To aid interoperability with the British Royal Air Force, the new RINAF adopted the British rank structure and insignia, causing immense controversy not only with the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Navy, which was appalled by what it termed as the abuse of its rank structure, but by the RAF itself. Since the RINAF was a relatively limited player in Isselmere-Nieland's overall defence strategy in the interwar period, this controversy vanished almost as quickly as it arose.
World War II brought the RINAF back into action, albeit mostly for coastal patrol duties to cover some of the Greenland Gap. Even so, the RINAF distinguished itself.
Equipment
Aircraft
- Spectre FG.3, FGR.4, EF.12, FA.15, FA.16
- Sea Fury FA.1, T.2
- Swordfish S.2
- Angrboda B.1
- Scimitar F.1
- Cormorant HC.1
- Condor HC.1
- Tiger F.1
- Garuda F.1
Uncrewed aerial vehicles
Ranks and insignia
Code | Ministerial Ranks | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |||
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(n/a) | Minister of Defence | (n/a) | |||
(n/a) | Minister of State for the Armed Forces | ||||
(n/a) | Secretary of State for the Aerospace Force | ||||
Code | Chiefs of Staff | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |||
(n/a) | Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS)[1] | Rank insignia of serving officer | |||
(n/a) | Chief of the Aerospace Staff (CASS)[2] | ||||
(n/a) | Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)[2] | ||||
Code | Mark of Distinction[3] | Sleeve Insignia | Epaulettes[4] | ||
OF-11 | Aerospace Grand Marshal of Isselmere-Nieland (ASGMIN)[5] | Three bands[6] surmounted by crown[7] | Erne bearing batons[8] crossed within laurel wreath surmounted by crown over the coat of arms circled by four five-pointed stars | ||
Code | General Ranks | Sleeve Insignia | Epaulettes | ||
OF-10b | Marshal-General of the Royal Aerospace Force (MGRASF)[5][9] | Half-band within two bands surmounted by crown | Cowled erne bearing batons crossed within laurel wreath surmounted by crown over the coat of arms | ||
OF-10a | Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF)[9][10] | Marascal | Marskalk Konunglegur Flughers (MKFH) | Two bands surmounted by crown | Cowled erne bearing batons within laurel wreath surmounted by crown |
OF-9b | Air Chief Marshal (ACM) | Flugyfirmarskalk (FYM) | Band surmounted by four bars and crown | Crown over three stylised roses surmounting sabre crossing baton | |
OF-9a | Air Marshal (AM) | Flugmarskalk (FlgMar) | Band surmounted by three bars and crown | Crown over two stylised roses surmounting sabre crossing baton | |
OF-8 | Air Lieutenant Marshal (ALM) | Flugmarskalkliðforingi (FML) | Band surmounted by two bars and crown | Crown over stylised rose surmounting sabre crossing baton | |
OF-7 | Air Vice Marshal (AVM) | Flugundirmarskalk (FUM) | Band surmounted by crown | Crown surmounting sabre crossing baton | |
OF-6 | Air Commodore (ACdre) | Béinnadhúr (Béinn) | Flughöfuðsmaður (FHM) | Four bars surmounted by crown | Crown surmounting three pips |
Code | Senior Officers | Ófigeachda Shénochta | Yfirforingjar | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
OF-5 | Group Captain (G/C or GCapt) | Flokkkaftein (FKaft) | Four bars | ||
OF-4 | Wing Commander (WgCdr) | Vængforingi (VF) | Three bars | ||
OF-3 | Squadron Leader (S/L or SLdr) | Liðforingi Sveitar (L/S) | Thin bar within two bars | ||
Code | Junior Officers/Subalterns | Ófigeachda Ósiau | Yngforingjar | Sleeve and Insignia and Epaulettes | |
OF-2 | Flight Lieutenant (FLt) | Léghteanant Édhliobha (LE) | Flugliðforingi (FLF) | Two bars | |
OF-1b | Flying Officer (FO) | Ófigeach Édhliobha (ÓÉ) | Flugforingi 1º (FF1) | Thin bar surmounting bar | |
OF-1a | Pilot Officer (PO) | Ófigeach hAérennúr (ÓA) | Flugforingi 2º (FF2) | Bar | |
Code | Officer Cadets | Daltaí | Foringjabyrendur | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
OF-D | Pilot Cadet (PCdt) | Dalta hAérennúr (DA) | Flugforingjabyrjandi (FFB) | Thin bar | |
SO | Officer Cadet (OCdt) | Dalta (D) | Foringjabyrandi (FB) | Stylised cowled erne | |
Code | Warrant Officers | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |||
OR-10b | His Majesty's Warrant Officer of the Defence Forces (HMWODF)[9][11] | Ófigeagh Barántaidh an tEidh Mórchaidigh an tÁmdhifinnlú (OBEMAL) | Hans Hátignar Flokksstjóri Varnarliðs (HHFVL) | Coat of arms within laurel wreath surmounted by crown | |
OR-10a | Chief Warrant Officer of the Aerospace Force (CWOASF)[9][12] | Bénófigeach Barántaidh an tAéragúachlú (BOBAGL) | Yfirflokksstjóri Himingeimhers (YFHGH) | Coat of arms within laurel wreath surmounted by stylised rose | |
OR-9d | Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force (CWOAF)[9] | Coat of arms within laurel wreath | |||
OR-9c | Chief Warrant Officer of Higher Formation (CWOHF)[9] | Bénófigeach Barántaidh Uích-Fórbhiad (BOBUF) | Yfirflokksstjóri Efri Flugherfylkingar [FH] (YFEF [FH]) | Coat of arms over Air Force symbol | |
OR-9b | Base Chief Warrant Officer (BCWO)[9] | Bénófigeach Barántaidh Úarchodlú (BOBU) | Yfirflokksstjóri Flugstóðvar(YFFS) | Coat of arms over crossed stylised missiles | |
OR-9a | Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) | Bénófigeach Barántaidh (BOB) | Yfirflokksstjóri (YFS) | Coat of arms | |
OR-8 | Master Warrant Officer (MWO) | Ófigeagh Barántaidh Shénogh (OBS) | Meistarflokksstjóri (MFS) | Crown within laurel wreath | |
OR-7 | Warrant Officer (WO) | Ófigeagh Barántaidh (OB) | Flokksstjóri (FSt) | Crown | |
Code | Non-commissioned Officers | Bis-Ófigeaghda | Undirforingjar | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | |
OR-6b | Flight Sergeant (FSgt) | Sérsint Édhliobha (SE) | Flugliðþjálfi (FLþ) | Three chevrons surmounted by crown | |
OR-6a | Technical Sergeant (TSgt)[13] | Teicníaidhshérsint (TSgt) | Liðþjálfi Tækniligr (LþT) | Three chevrons surmounted by four-bladed propeller | |
OR-5b | Sergeant (Sgt) | Sérsint (Sgt) | Liðþjálfi (Lþ) | Three chevrons | |
OR-5a | Master Technician (MT) or Master Corporal (MCpl)[14] | Méstroteicníor (MT) or Méstrocorporól (MCpl) | Yfirtæknimaður (YT) or Yfirkorporál (YKpl) | Three chevrons, topmost dark or royal blue | |
OR-4 | Senior Technician (ST) or Corporal (Cpl) | Teicníor Shénogh (TS) or Corporól (Cpl) | Aðaltæknimaður (AT) or Korporál (Kpl) | Two chevrons | |
Code | Aircraftmen/-women | Flugvirkjar | Sleeve Insignia and Epaulettes | ||
OR-3 | Junior Technician (JT) or Lance-Corporal (LCpl) | Teicníor Ósiau (TO) or Bis-Corporól (BCpl) | Byrjatæknimaður (BT) or Undirkorporál (UKpl) | Four-bladed propeller (JT) or chevron (LCpl) | |
OR-2c | Senior Aircraftman (SAC) | Shénogh | Yfirflugvirki (YFV) | Three-bladed propeller | |
OR-2b | Leading Aircraftman (LAC) | Bén | Aðalflugvirki (AFV) | Two-bladed propeller | |
OR-2a | Aircraftman (AC) | Flugvirki (FV) | (n/a) | ||
OR-1 | Aircraftman Recruit (ACR) | Dhísgúr ( D) | Flugvirki Nýliða (FVN) |
References
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