Ian Macdonald, Ottawa AN INDEX OF EMERGENCY PARACHUTE JUMPS IN CANADA AND NEWFOUNDLAND 1927-1945 This is an attempt to index emergency parachute jumps made in Canada and Newfoundland between 1927 and 1945 and comprises a chronological table of jumps followed…
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The CWGC Air Forces’ Graves/Memorial World Map
Click on the image below to go to the interactive map showing the country wise totals for war graves and memorial commemorations. The small size of Malta and Singapore makes them almost invisible even though they account for nearly 6000…
The revamped RAF CWGC Database Section – with Trades, Aircraft serials and references
Over the past week, Several features were added to the RAF CWGC Database on the site. Start with this link
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/…lno=&qt=&cur=0
1. Date Search now supports Month (YYYY-MM) in addition to Year and Actual Date
2. Results now show Trade (in Yellow box), Aircraft type and serial number, and references.
Brewster Buffalo losses in Burma and India
SEAC Losses – Westland Lysander
In the latest update to the SEAC Aircraft Losses Database, the records of Westland Lysanders in the Indian theatre have been added. A total of 62 incidents are recorded between 1941 to 1943 Lysander II 62 The first Lysanders arrived…
SEAC DB Losses Update – Bristol Blenheims
RAF personnel strength in the Second World War
Ross McNeil’s posts at http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13206-RAF-Manpower-and-Deferred-Service Another table from the AHB Monograph on RAF Manning. This table gives snapshots of the number of Officers and Other Ranks serving in the R.A.F. Strength of Officers and Other Ranks (R.A.F. And W.A.A.F.) – September…
Analysis of Aircraft Strengths in SEAC
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The story behind the IWM photos of Hurribombers south of Imphal – CF 175 and CF 176
© IWM (CF 175) © IWM (CF 176) by Matt Poole, Chris Johnson, Paul Kadwill and Rajeshwor Yumnam The Imperial War Museum website has incorrect captions to two still photos in its collection – CF 175 and CF 176 (seen above)…