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Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) [1] during the Second World War.
The vast majority of air force VCs awarded in a single conflict were for the Second World War, with the majority being won by Bomber Command aircrew and only one going to Fighter Command. [5] Second World War dominion air force personnel under RAF command are not listed below.
Pages in category "Royal Air Force personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,437 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The word "Islam" was spray-painted on the memorial and on the nearby Animals in War Memorial in Hyde Park. [15] In March 2015, Les Munro, Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron leader and one of the last surviving members of the Dambusters Raid, intended to sell his war medals and flight logbook at auction to raise funds for the upkeep of the ...
RAF Kenley was a frontline operation military airfield between 1917 and 1959 when RAF Fighter Command left the aerodrome. originally built for the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War it radically rebuilt in August 1939 in preparation for future operation of new aircraft, such as the Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire and Bristol Blenheim.
Royal Air Force 1939–1945: Volume I The Fight at Odds. History of the Second World War. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Robertson, John (1984). Australia Goes to War. Australia: Doubleday. ISBN 0-86824-155-5. Saunders, Hilary St. George (1954). Royal Air Force 1939–1945: Volume III The Fight is Won. History of the Second World War.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [7] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [8]