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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Use of Quote Function

    I note the growing tendency to use the quote facility to include text from messages displayed on the same page as the new message. The archive on...

    Started by Ross_McNeill, 25th September 2010 08:08
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: How to access posts on old board

    Hi Ladies and Gents, Go to the old board http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi Select the forum eg General Click on...

    Started by Ross_McNeill, 13th November 2007 16:09
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Sources - Copyright

    This is the edited text of a recent PM from me to one of the members. Recent events on a number of posts has led me to post it as a sticky to...

    Started by Ross_McNeill, 13th July 2012 16:51
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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Visitor Messages

    The board messaging comes in two flavours Visitor Messages and Personal Messages. There is a major difference between them. Visitor Messages...

    Started by Ross_McNeill, 5th August 2011 06:49
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  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Forum Search

    The forum search facility for posts, users, previous etc was corrupted during an aborted version upgrade. This will eventually correct itself as...

    Started by Ross_McNeill, 21st June 2011 19:30
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  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: Identification of Living Persons

    Please be a bit more careful in posting full details for siblings of war casualties. The growth in posting full dates of birth, address, telephone...

    Started by Ross_McNeill, 21st November 2009 09:30
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  1. P/O Jerrard Jefferies Baleout April/May 1938

    Next on my list is P/O Jerrard Jefferies I believe he baled out of an aircraft in April/May 1938 - I am trying to tie him to two incidents on May 4,...

    Started by paulmcmillan, 17th October 2012 11:43
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  2. .50 cal guns on Lancaster

    Hi all Can anyone help? When were .50 caliber guns fitted to Lancasters as i know some were converted? The reason for asking is at the crash site...

    Started by bigf, 20th May 2013 15:38
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  3. P/O K.L. KEITH 25 Sqn

    Hello, Does anyone know the first names of the abovementioned pilot who was serving with 25 Sqn at the outbreak of war. TIA Phil

    Started by Phil Listemann, 22nd May 2013 07:16
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    paulmcmillan
    23rd May 2013 09:15 Go to last post

  4. "A search was made ... but nothing was seen of any survivors"

    35 Squadron ORB's have this information recorded against Halifax W7760, which was lost on 26th / 27th July 1942in the North Sea: "An SOS was...

    Started by PeteT, 20th May 2013 17:38
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    Ross_McNeill
    23rd May 2013 08:49 Go to last post

  5. Bomber Command Night Fighter Claims

    Please can a Bomber Command expert help me , I wondering if RAF Bomber Command A/G's recorded Claims the same way as RAF Fighter Command Pilots ? and...

    Started by phill jones, 14th May 2013 15:38
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    me474
    23rd May 2013 08:41 Go to last post

  6. Ernest Harvey

    I'm hoping someone may be able to assist with information about Ernest Harvey. He was from Norwich but is now living in Auckland, New Zealand. He...

    Started by Gordon Raddock, 22nd May 2013 19:13
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    Ross_McNeill
    23rd May 2013 07:55 Go to last post

  7. F/O HONORE A.P.G. (175950) - pilot FFL

    Hello, Does anyone know the first names of the abovementioned French pilot FFL? He was a Flying Officer by March 1944. Regards Pavel

    Started by 68 Sqn, 22nd May 2013 20:33
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    vrajm
    23rd May 2013 05:22 Go to last post

  8. Staverton accidents

    I am the Operations Director at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton. Having attended the Cheltenham remembrance service yesterday, it occurred to me...

    Started by --o-o-0-o-o--, 14th November 2011 17:58
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    ian94avenge
    22nd May 2013 22:22 Go to last post

  9. Canadian officers 68 Squadron RAF

    Hello, Does anyone know the first names Canadian officers RCAF ? HOLMES H. L. (C/8076) - T(s) CROXFORD H. S. (C/5640) - T(s) Regards Pavel

    Started by 68 Sqn, 22nd May 2013 20:17
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    alieneyes
    22nd May 2013 20:42 Go to last post

  10. Howell, Mervyn Osmond - P/O - 40538 - Died 18/11/39 - 8 Sqd - Maala Cemetery

    Hi all, Can someone please provide me with information concerning P/O Howell please. Thanks Steve S

    Started by Taff_S, 20th May 2013 17:49
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    Taff_S
    22nd May 2013 16:56 Go to last post

  11. WWII RAF ID Tag

    The ID tag of a Pilot Officer killed in action over Holland in WWII showed his name and number plus the initials "O.F.F.R. - G.O.F.E". Can anyone...

    Started by drailton, 22nd May 2013 14:12
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    AlanW
    22nd May 2013 15:13 Go to last post

  12. 407 Squadron RCAF losses for September 1943

    Hello I am looking for information about the losses of 407 Squadron RCAF for the month of September 1943. During this period, the squadron flew...

    Started by Polo B, 22nd May 2013 08:51
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    COL BRUGGY
    22nd May 2013 14:44 Go to last post

  13. RAF Hornchurch, 1940

    Does anyone have, or can anyone direct me to, a good image of RAF Hornchurch around the period of the Battle of Britain, please? This could be an...

    Started by Steve Brew, 18th May 2013 00:29
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    Steve Brew
    22nd May 2013 09:49 Go to last post

  14. Oxford crash - 20 October 1945 - Zeeland Province, Netherlands

    Some Dutch newspapers of October 1945 report an Airspeed Oxford crash near Zierikzee in Zeeland Province on the previous "Saturday afternoon", which...

    Started by Leendert, 21st May 2013 11:40
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    Leendert
    22nd May 2013 06:12 Go to last post

  15. Loss of 10 Sqn Halifax JD211 15/16 July 1943

    Dear all, May I draw your attention to another unsolved incident in the night airwar that took place during the Montbéliard raid of 15-16 July...

    Started by Theo Boiten, 18th June 2012 19:41
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    CLARKA8
    21st May 2013 11:42 Go to last post

  16. Post-war abbreviations

    Hi Does anyone have any idea what S/C may mean in the context of rather experienced pilot, RCCE - non pilot aircrew, TPAT or TPRT - likely pilot. I...

    Started by Franek Grabowski, 18th May 2013 16:25
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    Franek Grabowski
    21st May 2013 08:16 Go to last post

  17. 22 SFTS Vereeniging - death 1944

    I wonder if anyone can help me? My Great Uncle is listed as having died on 29th February 1944 at Vereeniging. He was listed as Pilot Under...

    Started by kennygibb, 22nd November 2007 10:15
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    COL BRUGGY
    21st May 2013 00:06 Go to last post

  18. Hill, Ernest Leo - F/O - 159396 - Died 12/11/45 - 8 Sqd - Tripoli War Cemetery

    Greetings to you all, As per previous threads, could someon provide information in relevance to the above airman please. Cheers Steve S ...

    Started by Taff_S, 20th May 2013 17:46
    • Replies: 1
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    alieneyes
    20th May 2013 17:59 Go to last post

  19. Loss of Wellingtons Near the Scillies

    A local fishing boat has recently recovered what appears to be a Bristol Pegasus from the sea, about 4.5 miles north of the islands. I am thinking...

    Started by Chris Peat, 15th April 2013 15:59
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    Chris Peat
    20th May 2013 16:26 Go to last post

  20. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School Battles

    Hi all, The above unit applied individual numbers to its Battles at Penrhos from late '39 or early '40. I wonder if anyone has access to aircrew...

    Started by Celt 22, 19th May 2013 10:09
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 174
    Celt 22
    20th May 2013 15:17 Go to last post
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