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What's New 2024?


Week ending -   17 Mar 2024

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Air Ministry and Overseas Liaison Staffs  for 1953 (January -December).

New/Revised entries added for: - No 2810 Sqn RAF Regiment, O D Allerton, M G Allott, B Ball, R N Bateson, D W Bayne, H E C Boxer, E S Butler, J H Chaplin, H H Chapman, W E Coles, J R Day, J C T Downey, A D Frank, B G Frow, K V Garside, H R Graham, T J Hanlon, V G A Hatcher, G W Hayes, G F W Heycock, H J Hickey, J A Holmes, H G Leonard-Williams, C V Mears, S W B Menaul, J B Russell, M C S Shepherd, C H Simpson, L H Snelling, E J H Starling, R C Storrar, D J Walliker, T Wharton, H N G Wheeler, C V Winn, J Worrall,

AOCs/OCs revised or added to the following entries: - RAF Marston Moor, RAF Riccall, No 72 Sqn

New images added to the RAF Badges section - Groups, Wings, Maintenance Units, Miscellaneous Units, Signals Units,

One request from people looking for ex-colleagues/friends has been added to the Looking for someone section.

One request for help has been added to the Help Wanted section.


Week ending -   10 Mar 2024

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for August, September, October, November and December 1952.

New/Revised entries added for: - R C Ayling, T H Blackham, H C D Blasbery, C C Darley, D B Fitzpatrick, A Foden, E L Frith, A J W Geddes, A Gollan, S H C Gray, R P Harding, G W Hayes, N E Hoad, G K Horner, W I C Inness, G T Jarman, N W Kearon, S W Lane, A R D MacDonell, J C MacDonald, A H Mawer, F R L Mellersh, J D Miller, L H Moulton, E Plumtree, J A Robinson, P H Roscoe, E J Smith, C G Stowell, G P S ThomasD J Walliker, K B S Willder, A L Winskill, P H G Wintle,

AOCs/OCs revised or added to the following entries: - No 63 Group, RAF Catterick,

New images added to the RAF Badges section - Wings, Maintenance Units, Miscellaneous Units, Signals Units,

One request from people looking for ex-colleagues/friends has been added to the Looking for someone section.


Week ending -   3 Mar 2024

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for April, May, June and July 1952

New/Revised entries added for: - R Berry, B L Blofeld, J Cox, H Eeles, G D Garvin, J Grandy, A Griffiths, D F H Grocott, C E Hartley, I G S Hemming, J F Hobler, J E Innes-Crump, C T Jackaman, L A Jackson, A F Johnson, N W Kearon, W MacI King, D C McKinley, J H Lapsley, C V Mears, W D J Michie, S E D Mills, J L Mitchell, K T Nicklin, C D North-Lewis, M D Ommanney, A G Powell, P J Sanders, R Sorel-Cameron, F S Stapleton, G E Tweddle, L A Wear, C T Weir, J R Whelan, P H G Wintle, B P Young,

AOCs/OCs revised or added to the following entries: - RAF Debden,


Week ending -   25 Feb 2024

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for January, February and March 1952.

New/Revised entries added for: - A G Adnams, P M Brothers, A H Chamberlain, P H Cribb, J F Davis, W L Dawson, A D Frank, A Griffiths, N E Hoad, W I G Kerby, J C MacDonald, J W McKelvey, C H Simpson, P Slocombe, P D G Terry,

One Guest Book entry added.

Details of one reunion added to the Reunions Section.


Week ending -   18 Feb 2024

Various entries in the Casualties section have been revised (Members only).

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, -  Commands and Groups for July, August and September 1951 and Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for October, November and December 1951

New/Revised entries added for: - J Barraclough, W F Beckwith, C A Bell, H G Blair, I R Campbell, F L Dodd, J G Flewett, A J W Geddes, D A Green, R K Hamblin, G W Hayes, A Hesketh, E G F Hill, L M Hodges, W H Hutton, E James, W MacI King, C R Lousada, W J Maggs, J E M Mould, A A N Nicholson, P T Philpott, J M N Pike, T W Piper, E Plumtree, D S Radford, E J Smith, E W Tacon, M C M Vaughan, P C Webb, T Wharton,

AOCs/OCs revised or added to the following entries: - No 23 Group,

Two Guest Book entries added.

One request from people looking for ex-colleagues/friends has been added to the Looking for someone section.


Week ending -   11 Feb 2024

Various entries in the Casualties section have been revised (Members only).

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, -  Commands and Groups for January, February and March 1951, Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for April, May and June 1951and Air Ministry for July, August and September 1951.

New/Revised entries added for: - D L Amlot, R C Ayling, J E Bazalgette, C N H Bilney, P S Blockey, J D Breakey, H P Broad, R J B Burns, F L Dodd, A G Dudgeon, R G Dutton, B G Frow, M M Gardham, L W G Gill, G C Godfrey, K W Godfrey, O Gradon, J S Griffiths, B Hamilton, J H Harris, W S Hebden, E G F Hill, C R C Howlett, F S R Johnson, R C Jonas, R G Knott, E L G Le Dieu, C G Lott, J C MacDonald, P R Mallorie, C V Mears, J D Melvin, L P Moore, C D North-Lewis, B W Parsons, D F Rixson, P H Roscoe, H M Russell, R G Seymour, T P Seymour, G S Shaw, L H Snelling, F B Sowrey, T N Stack, W A Stagg, D C Stapleton, E J H Starling, N A Tait, F W Thompson, D J Walliker, E W Wright,

AOCs/OCs revised or added to the following entries: - No 21 Group, No 90 Group,


Week ending -   4 Feb 2024

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, -  Commands and Groups for July, August and September 1950, Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for October, November and December 1950 and Air Ministry for January, February and March 1951.

New/Revised entries added for: - L W C Bower, O T Boyd, G P H Carter, C L Courtney, H E Dicken, B G Dickinson, P C Fletcher, P Furniss, J O Gale, K V Garside, J R Gordon-Finlayson, J G Hawtrey, B P T Horsley, P A Hughes, S W R Hughes, W H Hutton, E James, E L G Le Dieu, H J Maguire, S J Marchbank, J J Murphy, T W Piper, A G Powell, A B Riall, J B Russell, C Scragg, J H Searby, A J Shelfoon, J H T Simpson, W A Stagg, C G Stowell, B E Sutton, J A Tester, P E Warcup,

New images added to the RAF Badges section - Groups, Ground Training Units, Maintenance Units, Miscellaneous Units, Signals Units,

One request from people looking for ex-colleagues/friends has been added to the Looking for someone section.


Week ending -   28 Jan 2024

Various entries in the Casualties section have been revised (Members only).

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Overseas Commands and all Groups for January, February and March 1950, Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for April, May and June 1950 and Air Ministry for July, August and September 1950.

New/Revised entries added for: - J W Allan, R C Ayling, F O Barrett, B C Bennett, B H Boon, C B E Burt-Andrews, E S Butler, R A C Carter, P L Crowell, A G Dudgeon, N H Fresson, W S Gardner, R T Gething, J H Giles, S H C Gray, R P Harding, M L Heath, W S Hebden, A F Hutton, N C Hyde, R I Jones, W MacI King, J A Leathart, D J P Lee, W M L MacDonald, L D Mavor, S E D Mills, F G S Mitchell, E D McK Nelson, T A B Parselle, M E M Perkins, H M Russell, B Samson, G L Seabrook, T P Seymour, G P Seymour-Price, J N Stacey, T R Thomas, J B M Wallis, M Watson, C V D Willis, E W Wright,

New images added to the RAF Badges section - Flying Training Units, Ground Training Units, Miscellaneous Units, RAF Regiment, Signals Units,


Week ending -   21 Jan 2024

Various entries in the Casualties section have been revised (Members only).

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Air Ministry, Commands and Groups for October 1949, November 1949, December 1949, and Home Commands for January, February and March 1950.

New/Revised entries added for: - G H Ambler, A H W Ball, J H Chaplin, C M Clementi, J M Cohu, A C Deere, E L Frith, B P T Horsley, M D Lyne, G R Magill, G J C Paul, M E M Perkins, J C Pope, R J P Prichard, C Scragg, E J Smith, B C Yarde,

New images added to the RAF Badges section - Commands, Flying Training Units, Ground Training Units, Maintenance Units, Miscellaneous Units, RAF Regiment, Signals Units,


Week ending -   14 Jan 2024

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - Air Ministry for May 1949, June 1949, July 1949, August 1949and September 1949 as well as Commands and Groups for April 1949, May 1949, June 1949, July 1949, August and September 1949.

New/Revised entries added for: - C A Bouchier, C Broughton, N Cameron, W Carter, C W Coulthard, P H Cribb, P L Crowell, A L Derry, D R Evans, J R Gordon-Finlayson, E L Frith, O Gradon, F D Hughes, N C Hyde, E James, J T Lawrence, R B Lees, H W Mermagen, W H Merton, W D J Michie, H M Pearson, R J P Prichard, D W R Ryley, T U C Shirley, A C Stewart, F W Thompson, G N E Tindal-Carill-Worsley, J R Whelan, K B S Willder,

New images added to the RAF Badges section - Flying Training Units, Ground Training Units, Miscellaneous Units, RAF Regiment, Signals Units, Wings,

One request from people looking for ex-colleagues/friends has been added to the Looking for someone section.


Week ending -   7 Jan 2024

Various entries in the Casualties section have been revised (Members only).

Various entries have been revised or added in the Unit Personnel and Location section of the Members Area, - RAF Catterick, No 41 Sqn, Commands and Group for January 1949, February 1949, March 1949 and Air Ministry for April 1949.

New/Revised entries added for: - RAF St Athan, No 31 Sqn, No 33 Sqn, No 42 Sqn, No 47 Sqn, No 84 Sqn, C D Adams, J W Allan, C C M Baker, R F J Barber, G G Barrett, G Bearne, B L Blofeld, D Bower, W T Brooks, W R Brotherhood, R Bullen, C B E Burt-Andrews, E S Butler, A P Campbell, I R Campbell, F R Drew, J L W Ellacombe, G C Eveleigh, T P P F Fagan, R C Field, T E J Fitton, A Foden, J G Franks, J O Gale, R G Gardner, R T Gething, K H Gooding, C McK Grierson, E M F Grundy, H D Hall, J R Hallings Pott, P H Hamley, T J Hanlon, R E W Harland, C H Hartley, D E Hawkins, I G S Hemming, J F Hobler, C R C Howlett, S W R Hughes, W H Hutton, A F Johnson, A V R Johnstone, N W Kearon, J T Lawrence, I D N Lawson, R H A Leigh, R J Legg, L G Levis, B R Macnamara, S J Marchbank, D C McKinley, S W B Menaul, H L Messiter, F M Milligan, R L Mills, R T Morison, C S Moore, L P Moore, J E M Mould, M D Ommanney, R K Orrock, J A S Outhwaite, A Pyke, R A Ramsey Rae, John R Rhys-Jones, J K Rotherham, A D Selway, J H T Simpson, L F Sinclair, N C Singer, E B Sismore, H F G Southey, C M Stewart, F W Thompson, J G Topham, J B Voyce, D Walker, J Wallace, H Waring, C V D Willis

AOCs/OCs revised or added to the following entries: - No 903 Wing, HQ Air Cadets, Empire Air Armament School, RAF Spadeadam, No 19 Sqn, No 47 Sqn,


This page was last updated on 17/03/24

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