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RAF Ferry Command was the secretive Royal Air Force command formed on 20 July 1941 to ferry urgently needed aircraft from their place of manufacture in the United States and Canada, to the front line operational units in Britain, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East during the Second World War.
Royal Air Force (1940–43) United States Army Air Forces (1943–47) United States Air Force (1947–73) Years of service: 1934–1935 1939–1973: Rank: Lieutenant colonel: Unit: No. 71 Squadron RAF: Battles / wars: World War II Chinese Civil War Vietnam War: Awards: Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (2) Air Medal ...
Arthur Gerald Donahue, DFC (29 January 1913 – 11 September 1942) was an American fighter pilot who volunteered to fly for the British Royal Air Force in World War II.He was one of 11 American pilots who flew with RAF Fighter Command between 10 July and 31 October 1940, [1] thereby qualifying for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939–45 campaign star.
Americans who served as aircraft pilots in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II (1939-1945). Pages in category "American Royal Air Force pilots of World War II" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the Ministry of Defence. [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 ]
No. 2 Group is a group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command.
Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59. Wilson, Keith. RAF Transport Command: A Pictorial History. Amberley Publishing Limited, 15/06/2017 ISBN 1445665999; Wynn, Humphrey. Forged in War: A History of Royal Air Force Transport Command, 1943–1967. London: Her ...
Royal Canadian Air Force (1941) Royal Air Force (1941–42) United States Army Air Forces (1942–47) United States Air Force Reserve (1947–59) Years of service: 1941–1959: Rank: Lieutenant Colonel: Unit: No. 416 Squadron RCAF No. 43 Squadron RAF: Commands: 336th Fighter Squadron No. 133 Squadron RAF: Battles / wars: World War II: Awards ...