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RAF Darrell's Island during World War II.. The Royal Air Force (RAF) operated from two locations in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda during the Second World War.Bermuda's location had made it an important naval station since US independence, and, with the advent of the aeroplane, had made it as important to trans-Atlantic aviation in the decades before the Jet Age.
Bermuda in World War II, part of the British Empire in World War II. Subcategories. ... Military history of Bermuda during World War II (3 C, 3 P) P.
Bermuda sent volunteer troops to fight in Europe with the British Army. They suffered severe losses. During the First World War, a number of Bermudians served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. During World War II, Bermuda's importance as a military base increased because of its location on the major trans-Atlantic shipping route.
Naval Operating Base Bermuda; Naval Station Bermuda; U S Naval Air Station Bermuda. The grants came as a surprise to the Colonial Government, when US engineers arrived in 1940 to begin surveying the colony for the construction of an airfield that was envisioned as taking over most of the West End of the Island. Frantic protests by the Governor ...
During the American War of Independence, the garrison in Bermuda fell under the military Commander-in-Chief of America. Subsequently, it was part of the Nova Scotia Command until 1868, and was an independent Bermuda Command from then until its closure in 1957.
Military history of Bermuda during World War II. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. M.
Pages in category "Military units and formations in Bermuda in World War II" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Royal Air Force ...
Captain John Smith's 1624 map of Bermuda, showing contemporary fortifications.. The defence of the colony against an expected Spanish attack was the first concern of the first Governor of Bermuda, Richard Moore, when he and fifty-one other settlers arrived at Bermuda aboard the Plough on the 11 July 1612, to join the three men left behind in Bermuda from the 1609 wreck of the Sea Venture.