| LC control no. | n 79034383 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Variant(s) | Canada. Canadian Air Force, Royal Canada. Corps d'aviation royal canadien Canada. Department of National Defence. Royal Canadian Air Force Canada. Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Canada. Ḥel ha-aṿir ha-Ḳanadi ha-malkhuti קנדה. חיל האוויר הקנדי המלכותי Canada. Royal Canadian Airforce Canada. Aviation royale |
| See also | Canada. Canadian Armed Forces Hierarchical superior: Canada. Department of National Defence |
| Biography/History note | Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces took place on Feb. 1, 1968 when the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force merged to form the Canadian Armed Forces. From 1968, Royal Canadian Air Force operations were continued under the new umbrella organisation "Canadian Armed Forces" by the Air Defence Command and Air Transport Command (already established under the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1951 and 1948 respectively) which in 1975 became "Groups" under the new Air Command. |
| Beginning date | 1924 |
| Ending date | 1968-02-01 |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Field of activity | Air forces |
| Special note | An act came into force on Feb. 1, 1968, unifying the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force under the Canadian Armed Forces |
| Found in | Its Information relating to pay, allowances, qualifications, general conditions of service ... 1928. Wikipedia, viewed 12 March 2019 (Royal Canadian Air Force; RCAF; air force of Canada; the Canadian Air Force was formed in 1920; granted royal sanction in 1924 by King George V to form the Royal Canadian Air Force; in 1968, amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army, as part of the unification of the Canadian Forces; air units were split between several different commands; in 1975, some commands were dissolved and all air units were placed under a new environmental command called Air Command; Air Command reverted to its historic name of "Royal Canadian Air Force" in August 2011) Targile kosher gufani, 1964: t.p. (חיל האוויר הקנדי המלכותי = Ḥel ha-aṿir ha-Ḳanadi ha-malkhuti) LAC internal file, October 28, 2019 (heading: Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; variants: Royal Canadian Air Force; RCAF; Canada. Royal Canadian Airforce; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Air Command; Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force (2011-); Canada. Aviation royale; unification of the Canadian Armed Forces took place on Feb. 1, 1968 when the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force merged to form the Canadian Armed Forces, with the functions of the former services being split amongst Maritime Command, Air Defence Command, Air Transport Command and Mobile Command. In 1975 some commands were dissolved (ADC, ATC, TC), and all air units were placed under a new environmental command called simply Air Command (AIRCOM). On 16 August 2011 Air Command reverted to its historic name the Royal Canadian Air Force) |
| National bib agency no. | 0000G1906E |
| Associated language | eng fre |
| Invalid LCCN | sh 88005736 |
| Quality code | nlc |
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