Citations:snowdrop
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English citations of snowdrop
Royal Air Force police officer
edit- 2008, Tom Hickman, Called Up, Sent Down: The Bevin Boys' War[2], The History Press, published 2010, →ISBN, →OCLC:
- The following month Taylor was in the RAF and trained as a radio operator, ‘which turned out to be a redundant trade with the war over, so I had to remuster as either an RAF “Snowdrop” [military policeman], cook or driver. It wasn't much of a choice — but being a driver at Lytham St Annes was a lot better than being a Bevin Boy.’
- 2012, Paul Eagles, Get Lucky: A Rogue’s Tale[9], Troubador Publishing Ltd, published 2016, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:
- The police handed me over to the 'Snowdrops' who came to collect me. They are the RAF's equivalent of the Army's Redcaps, and were no more keen on deserters than every soldier's least favourite adversary.
- 2014 April 2, Ewen Southby-Tailyour, Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations[11], Pen and Sword, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 16:
- At last the RAF Regiment's 'Rock Apes' and the RAF Police's 'Snowdrops' (as the men of these two are respectively known) homed quickly on to the two PBFs, but from this point onwards no one was quite sure what happened next.
- 2019, Pete Roberts, Unknown Forces: Battling My Intrusive Thoughts (Inspirational Series)[14], Welbeck Publishing Group, published 2020, →ISBN, →OCLC:
- Unfortunately, the message was intercepted by a couple of Snowdrops (RAF Police), who would normally have ignored such a mistake – but not when it came from a guard commander!