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The original score was completed by Sir Henry Walford Davies in 1918 for the new RAF; it combined the rhythm of the Bugle Call of the Royal Flying Corps with that of the Royal Naval Air Service . The call appears in both the introduction and the Coda . The second part of the march past, the Trio , was composed by Sir George Dyson . The march is also officially known in Canada as the " RCAF March Past ". LYRICS The following are the lyrics, composed by Davies. It references the Motto of the RFC and RAF, ''"Per Ardua Ad Astra"'' ( Latin , "Through adversity to the stars"). :RAF March Past :Through adversities we'll conquer. :Blaze into the stars, :A trail of glory :We'll live on land and sea :'Til victory is won. :Men in blue the skies are winging :In each heart one thought is ringing. :Fight for the right, :God is our might, :We shall be free. |
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