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This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties. On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain .
Captain Don Gentile was a pilot with 133 Squadron, claiming two air victories, and by March 1944 had become the 4th Fighter Group's top ace in World War II, with 22 aerial kills. Colonel Chesley "Pete" Peterson had 130 sorties with the Eagle Squadrons and became the youngest squadron commander in the RAF. When the Eagle Squadrons were ...
RAF squadrons involved in the Battle of Britain (31 P) Pages in category "Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II" The following 173 pages are in this category, out of 173 total.
In connection with the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 2010, a new English translation was commissioned by publisher Aquila Polonica at the request of Fiedler's son. 303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron is the first new English-language edition of Dywizjon 303 since 1942, and for the first time in English ...
The Tuskegee Airmen / t ʌ s ˈ k iː ɡ iː / [1] were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II.They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
During the Battle of Britain, the defence of the UK's airspace was divided up within RAF Fighter Command into four Groups, each comprising several airfields and squadrons. [ 1 ] The groups involved, 10, 11, 12 and 13, saw very different levels of activity during the battle.
Table of stations and squadrons [9] Sector Station Squadron Aircraft type Squadron code Radio call sign Aerodrome assigned to Commanding officer 10 Group: RAF Middle Wallop: No. 238 Sqn: Hawker Hurricane: VK: RAF Middle Wallop: Sqn Ldr Harold Arthur Fenton RAF Middle Wallop: No. 609 Sqn: Supermarine Spitfire: PR: SORBO: RAF Warmwell: Sqn Ldr ...
Operation Carpetbagger was a World War II operation to provide aerial supply of weapons and other matériel to resistance fighters in France, Italy and the Low Countries by the U.S. Army Air Forces that began on 4 January 1944.