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…
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.
In the latest update to the SEAC Aircraft Losses Database, the records of Brewster Buffalo losses in Burma and India have been added. 27 losses can be tracked. While the bulk of the Buffalos involvement in the fighting occurred in…
Lysander N1273 , BF-C of No.28 Squadron. Crashed on Take Off Kohat. Sgt RIDLEY attempted to take off in coarse pitch, failed to gain height and crashed outside the airfield perimeter. Pilot escaped unhurt, but aircraft was written off. In…
The SEAC Losses Database has been updated with Bristol Blenheim losses. The update covers Blenheim losses of aircraft whose flights originated in India, Ceylon and Burma. The total entries are around 240.. and assuming some are damaged, recovered later and…
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…
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© 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)…
We have enhanced the search feature in the RAF serials search tool. When searching for a serial and opting to view the listings in individual aircraft list format, you will notice some icons appear before the serial number. The icons…
Courtesy: Joe Baugher The Royal Air Force was supplied with a total of 830 P-47Ds. In RAF service, the “razorback” P-47D was known as the Thunderbolt I and the “bubble canopy” P-47D was known as Thunderbolt II. Thunderbolt Is were…
