Web Analytics
Facebook social icon TikTok social icon Twitter X social icon Instagram social icon YouTube social icon Pinterest social icon
Airforce
0

Remembrance Day Is Everyday

Airforce Section

This section includes contributions related to all Allied, Axis, and Neutral countries, with a focus on their respective histories. It serves as the central hub for "The People's War History Project" submissions concerning the Airforce.

As mentioned earlier, your pages and stories can be added here—either created by us using the information you’ve provided, or built by you using the tools provided in the "Supporters Community Hub".


Become part of the supporters community today.







Categories -


Search by relative terms such as Surname, Country, Service, Unit, Trade, Rank etc.

Alford, L B (Lydia Bessie) United Kingdom, England, WAAF, Nursing Orderly, Corporal

The first British women to reach the battle zone of Western Europe were nursing orderlies of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. A week after D-Day, as the earliest landing strips were laid down on the Normandy hinterland, the first three nursing orderlies, led by Corporal Lydia Bessie Alford, of Eastleigh, Hants, England, arrived by air. The first WAAF nursing orderlies selected to fly on air-ambulance duties to France, standing in front of a Douglas Dakota Mark III of No. 233 Squadron RAF at B2/Bazenville, Normandy. From left to right: Leading Aircraftwoman Myra Roberts of Oswestry, Corporal Lydia Alford of Eastleigh and Leading Aircraftwoman Edna Birbeck of Wellingborough. IWM (CL 122)

Author: David King

Allen, E (Ethan) U.S.A., R.A.F., Pilot, Flying Officer

Flying Officer Ethan Allen of New York City, N.Y. Picture (issued 1944) recently made his seventh attack on a U-boat in ten month's service with a Coastal Command Liberator Squadron operating from England. He was captain of "C" for "Charlie" when his second pilot sighted a fully-surfaced U-boat silhouetted in the moonlight. The U-boat opened fire on the aircraft but met a fierce reply from the Liberator and by the light of the moon the crew saw hits on the conning-tower whilst their depth charges, released from 100 feet straddled the submarine. They flew for 5 1/2 hours over the area but saw no more of the U-boat. Flying Officer Allen enlisted with the R.C.A.F. in 1941 and for his first five months in England, he flew as second pilot. He was born in Biarritz and lived in France and Switzerland until his family moved to the U.S.A. in 1937. Picture (issued 1944) shows - Flying Officer Ethan Allen of New York City, N.Y. IWM (CH 12150)

Author: David King

Cook, M, United Kingdom, England, WAAF, Armourer, Leading Aircraftwoman

Original wartime caption: Among technical duties carried out by members of the W.A.A.F are those in the electrical and mechanical branches. Airwomen at a large aircraft repair depot of R.A.F. Maintenance Command are adapting Canadian-made Mosquitos for use in the Far East. Picture issued 1945 shows Right- Leading Aircraftwoman M. Cook of 1 Neville Road, Dagenham, an armourer checking electrical wiring and guns of an R.A.F. Mosquito. IWM (CH 15779)

Author: David King

Crouch R (Ronald) United Kingdom, England, RAF, Pilot, Flight Sergeant

Flight Sergeant Ronald Crouch of Bridgwater, Somerset, and a former member of the 41st Taunton Squadron of the A.T.C. had his first success over Northern France recently, when he shot down an FW.190 and severely damaged another aircraft. He is flying with a crack Typhoon squadron, which shot down nine FW.190s in a recent sweep to the Paris area. One of these aircraft fell to Flight Sergeant Crouch's guns. Picture (issued 1944) shows - Flight Sergeant Ronald Crouch who shot down an FW.190 recently, beside his damaged plane when he returned to his base. IWM (CH 12230)

Author: David King

Pysarchuk, John, U.S.A., 8th Air Force, 92nd Bomb Group, Sergeant

Sergeant John Pysarchuk of the 92nd Bomb Group gives a talk about a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9022) nicknamed "Alabama Exterminator II" to Air Training Cadets who are on a tour of the United States Eighth Air Force base at Bovingdon. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 2 DEC 1942.' IWM (FRE 743) (The late Roger Freeman collection now held at The Imperial War Museum)

Author: David King

Starling Jean, Australia, WAAF, Specialist Photographic Interpreter, Flight Officer

WAAF Wednesday Jean Starling was born in Melbourne and moved to Canberra in 1928. She became Canberra’s first community librarian and established the library in the rear of Acton House. In 1938 she travelled to Britain and undertook a librarian’s course at London University College while working at Oxford City Library. Subsequently with the outbreak of war, she enlisted in the WAAF and trained as a specialist photographic interpreter.

Author: Alexander D King

Listed Articles
By Country

Thank you for Visiting.


Contact Us


We at the Society strongly encourage proper crediting of all materials used on our pages. This includes clearly acknowledging both the creators and the original sources.

If you discover any of your work featured without appropriate credit, please contact us immediately — we are committed to resolving such issues promptly and respectfully.

Please Like & Follow our FaceBook pages.

Aircrew Remembrance Society

Aircrew Remembrance Society Latest News




The British Library is preserving this site for the future in the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk All site sections are subsequently recorded as part of our nation’s history and heritage at The British Library.

Facebook social icon TikTok social icon Twitter X social icon Instagram social icon YouTube social icon Pinterest social icon
">