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Aircraftman or airman or aviator. v. t. e. 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. Squadron leader is immediately senior to flight lieutenant and immediately below wing ...
A further proposal was: ensign, lieutenant, flight-leader, squadron-leader, wing-leader, leader, flight ardian, squadron ardian, wing ardian, ardian, air marshal. However, this system was rejected within the RAF, due in part to dislike of the neologism ardian. On 1 August 1919, Air Ministry Weekly Order 973 introduced the official rank titles ...
Wing Commander Lance Cleo "Wildcat" Wade DSO, DFC & Two Bars (18 November 1916 [1] – 12 January 1944) was an American pilot who joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and became a flying ace. He remained with RAF until his death in a flying accident in 1944 in Italy. He was described as a "distinguished American fighter ...
Edwards joined the Royal Air Force in 1990. [1] He was promoted to squadron leader in 2001 and was posted to Air Command. Edwards flew C17s for No. 99 Squadron RAF. In 2005 he was promoted to wing commander. He worked for the Ministry of Defence in 2006. He was then chosen to return No. 99 Squadron RAF and became the commanding officer of the ...
Roger Bushell. Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African in the British Royal Air Force aviator. He masterminded the famous "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, but was one of the 50 escapees to be recaptured and subsequently shot and murdered by the Nazi German Gestapo secret police.
Alfie Fripp. Alfred George Fripp (13 June 1914 – 3 January 2013), known as " Alfie " or " Bill ", [1] was a British Royal Air Force squadron leader who was a flight sergeant during the Second World War. [2] He was shot down by the Luftwaffe in 1939 and held in twelve different prisoner of war camps, including Stalag Luft III, later the site ...
John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham CBE , DSO & Two Bars , DFC & Bar , AE (27 July 1917 – 21 July 2002) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighter ace during the Second World War and a test pilot. [ 1 ] During the war, he was nicknamed 'Cat's Eyes' by the British press to explain his successes and to avoid communicating the existence of airborne ...
John Albert Axel Gibson, DSO, DFC (24 August 1916 – 1 July 2000) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and a flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of at least 13 enemy aircraft. Born in Brighton, the United Kingdom, Gibson moved to New Zealand with his mother after his parents divorced.