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Dedicated to the Royal Air Force and allied air forces, the inscription reads "RAF Kenley Tribute in Honour of All Personnel Who Served Here 1917–1959". The aerodrome was used as a location in Angels One Five (1952) and Reach for the Sky (1956), [ citation needed ] the latter about Douglas Bader who was posted to RAF Kenley in 1930 No. 23 ...
On the west side of the pylon facing the Embankment, the words "Per Ardua" are picked out in gold, and lower down there is the RAF insignia, and a dedication: IN MEMORY OF/ ALL RANKS OF THE/ ROYAL NAVAL AIR/ SERVICE ROYAL/ FLYING CORPS/ ROYAL AIR FORCE/ AND THOSE/ AIR FORCES FROM/ EVERY PART OF THE/ BRITISH EMPIRE/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN ...
The following is a list of pilots and other aircrew who flew during the Battle of Britain, and were awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp [1] to the 1939–45 Star by flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period from 0001 hours on 10 July to 2359 hours 31 October 1940.
Pages in category "Royal Air Force personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,447 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Code words used by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War: Angels – height in thousands of feet. Balbo – a large formation of aircraft. [1] Bandit – identified enemy aircraft. Bogey – unidentified (possibly unfriendly) aircraft. Buster – radio-telephony code phrase for 'maximum throttle' or full power climb.
Between March 1936 and July 1937 Thornaby was No. 9 Flying Training School RAF, the stations first regular Royal Air Force unit. The Squadron Commander was C.H. Elliot-Smith with Squadron Leader David D'Arcy Alexander Greig (1900–1986) as CFI [ 7 ] who had been a pilot with the RAF's High Speed Flight and who had taken part in the 1929 ...
The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, in Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from air forces of the British Empire who were lost in air and other operations during World War II. [1] Those recorded have no known grave anywhere in the world, and many were lost without trace.
Pages in category "Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 335 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)