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Pages in category "Royal Air Force squadron leaders" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 237 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris – C-in-C RAF Bomber Command during World War II; Sir Douglas Bader – Amputee and fighter pilot & POW during Battle of Britain; Sir Keith Park – New Zealander – AOC No. 11 Group RAF during Battle of Britain; Sir Frank Whittle – Co-inventor of the turbojet; Guy Gibson – Dambusters raid leader and VC holder
Llewellyn remained in the RAF in the postwar period, being granted a permanent commission in the RAF as a flight lieutenant, with seniority backdated to May 1945. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] He took command of No. 74 Squadron in September 1945 as an acting squadron leader .
Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr or S/L) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. [1] The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence.
During the Second World War, when units from other air forces were attached to the RAF – such as the Article XV squadrons (also known as "400 series squadrons") – their squadron codes were often changed, to avoid confusion with RAF units.
Although no RAF ground branch officers or tradesmen have ever won the VC while serving in the RAF, Group Captain F H Kirby, who was an RAF equipment officer, won the VC for his actions during the Second Boer War when he was a corporal in the Royal Engineers. [6] No RAF personnel have been awarded the VC since the end of the Second World War.
At 24 years old, as a squadron leader serving with No. 109 Squadron (RAF), he embarked on what was to be his final mission, for which he received the VC. On 23 December 1944 over Cologne , Germany , Palmer was leading a formation of Lancaster bombers on a daylight raid to bomb Cologne's Gremberg railway marshalling yards .
For service in latitudes between 35° and 60° South during the period 2 April to 14 June 1982. Three of the RAF squadrons involved (Nos. 1, 18 Squadrons and 63 Squadron RAF Regiment) have the right of emblazonment. See Falklands War. Gulf 1991. For operations against Iraqi invasion forces in Kuwait January–March 1991