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The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (known from 1975 until 2011 as Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) and informally known as the Canadian Air Force), is the air force element of the Canadian Forces. AIRCOM was the descendant of the original Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until 1 February 1968. - Source: Wikipedia

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