Smith's years as an RAF pilot were often alluded to in political rhetoric and popular culture.

The RAF pilot leaned as far forward as his bo.

This then was what happened to RAF pilots who could do nothing but fly aeroplanes.

An RAF pilot has been killed and a woman civilian seriously injured in an air crash.

Nevill was also a local magistrate, and former RAF pilot.

One day he was flipping through a magazine when he saw a photograph of an RAF pilot.

Glaister was a former RAF pilot and his experiences provided the inspiration for the series.

He early showed interest in music, encouraged by his father, a RAF pilot, who had trained as a church organist.

Her husband Basil, a former RAF pilot, died in 2001; the couple had no children.

RAF pilots fight back, but many lack combat experience.