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He later became chairman of the aeromedical and life support system working parties for the Tornado and Typhoon. [1] In 1971 he became the RAF Consultant Adviser in Aviation Medicine, a position he held until 1990. Between 1990 and 1993 he served as Dean of Air Force Medicine, then as Senior Consultant (RAF). [2]
166 Squadron's "Dante's Daughter" at RAF Kirmington, February 1943. On 11 February 1943, Dhenin was commissioned into the Medical Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a flying officer (emergency). [5] He was then appointed the medical officer of No. 166 Squadron RAF, an Avro Lancaster bomber squadron that was based at RAF Kirmington.
The Casualty Branch of the Royal Air Force was established upon the outbreak of war in September 1939. [2] Within the Casualty Branch, a separate office called the Missing Research Section (MRS) was established in January 1942, which had to operate from within offices in the United Kingdom until D-Day, when the MRES became an official entity. [3]
The RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine is the lead authority in the British Armed Forces for aviation medicine and provides: [3]. advice, support and services to the Ministry of Defence, British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, Military Aviation Authority, Air Accidents Investigation Branch, Defence Accident Investigation Branch, academia and commercial organisations
Air Marshal Sir Kevin James Leeson, KCB, CBE, FREng [1] (born 11 June 1956) is a retired Royal Air Force engineer officer, whose final appointment was as Chief of Materiel – Air at the Defence Equipment and Support organisation, concurrently holding the appointments of Air Member for Materiel on the Air Force Board and Chief Engineer (RAF), at which point he was the most senior non-aircrew ...
Belgian photographer Raf Raeymaekers masterfully captures the wonders of wild bird life. Through his lens, we can admire close-up shots of carnivorous birds hunting their prey and thriving in ...
Portrait by Francis Ernest Jackson, 1945. Air Marshal Sir Harold Edward Whittingham KCB KBE FRCP FRCPE (3 October 1887 – 16 July 1983) was a British physician notable for a distinguished medical career in the Royal Air Force and contributions to Aviation medicine.
His research into predicting fog was valuable for guiding returning RAF bombers back to base after bombing raids in the early morning over Germany as fog was most prevalent in these hours. [3] In 1944, RAF Dunstable played an important role in forecasting the weather patterns leading up to the D-Day landings [ 4 ] and Swinbank, along with ...