19 January 1941 to 5 March 1941; for the Ground Training portion of the course scored 90% and finished 1stin a class of 32 with comments“Conduct excellent. Outstanding in class work. Works hard and is very keen.”Flew Tiger Moth
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The second epitaph paints an even more gaunt picture of the life of RAF aircrew. A sergeant pilot lies in his grave, having at last taken to wife the dark maiden Death. He had encountered her several times before, but on this occasion, he looks too deeply into her eyes and “she enfol...
There was a Mess party going on so I met nearly all rthe aircrew which included one or two I had met at OTU Abingdon. One of the pilots was an American named Sherman*. I do not recall his first name which is a pity because I had known him well at Abingdon and we became firm ...
Caribbean aircrew in the RAF during WW2 A record of West Indian volunteers who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War ETIENNE – Hugh Terrence 1392533 – H.T. Etienne – Leeward & Windward Islands – attested 19.6.41 – P/O – Pilot ...
It attempted to provide a much-needed sketch of the contribution of RAF ground and aircrew from Jamaica, giving stories of recounted to me by a few surviving veterans belonging to the RAFA here in Kingston. I threaded by uncle’s service into the whole thing. I think you might need to ...
Caribbean aircrew in the RAF during WW2A record of West Indian volunteers who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World WarKING – Cecil Percy Cecil King left the Colony in 1933 at the age of 13, and went to Prior Park College, Bath. He joined the Inner Temple in 1939 to...
Caribbean aircrew in the RAF during WW2A record of West Indian volunteers who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World WarABBOTT – Randolph T. 1382581 – Randolph T. ABBOTT – St. Vincent F/S – 429 Sq RAF Halifax LK995 AL-C From St Vincent, but parents & 2 sisters ...
In 2008 the Barbados Postal Service issued a set of stamps commemorating their men who served in the Royal Air Force in WW2. More » Flying Officer Enlisted in the RAF on 31 December 1940 and flew some 45 operational bombing missions over the European Theatre. By 1945 he had risen to th...
[Source: Audrey Dewjee, West-Indian Aircrew in East Yorkshire during WW2, the Africans in Yorkshire Project] 1 Addition » Jamaica THOMAS – Vivian ‘As far as I know my granddad was born in Christiana in the parish of Manchester in Jamaica and moved to the UK to serve with the RAF...