By Phil H. Listemann
During WW2, the RAF, Commonwealth (RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF and SAAF) and 'Free eu' forces hired virtually 250 fighter squadrons through the international, from the Aleutians to the South Pacific, all through Europe, the center East and North Africa, India, Burma and the East Indies and East Africa. The RAF's easy tactical formation was once the squadron, and this used to be step one of self sufficient commanders often held by means of a Squadron chief. The interval in command may perhaps range from an issue of days to over a 12 months and such a lot of 1000s of fellows have been appointed as officials Commanding (OC) of a squadron. As strategies constructed and bigger formations have been utilized in motion, a number of squadrons may function in live performance and have been grouped jointly as a Wing, led by way of a Wing chief. often of Wing Commander rank. by way of the mid warfare years as those Wings turned autonomous cellular formations, the command used to be given to a gaggle Captain with management within the air held via the Wing chief, extra officially titled as Wing Commander Flying (WingCo). so much have been hugely embellished, and a few have been very winning aces yet all have been hugely skilled with a confirmed list of management and talent.
The goal of this sequence is to introduce those males as far as to be had details permits through giving brief biography and describing the operational devices that they led in the course of the war.
This moment quantity comprises fifty two names: W.S. Arthur (Aus), A. Austeen (Nor), E.R. Baker (UK), L.H. Bartlett (UK), R.P. Beamont (UK), R.W. Bungey (Aus), W.M. Churchill (UK), W.G. Clouston (NZ), A.M. Colenbrander (SA), L.F. de Soomer (Bel), H.J. Dowding (Can), B. Drake (UK), M. Duryasz (Pol), J.F. Edwards (Can), J.M. Faure (SA), E.F.M.L. Fayolle (Fr), R.H.M. Gibbes (Aus), D.E. Gillam (UK), H.C. Godefroy (Can), R.K. Hayward (NFL), Z. Henneberg (Pol), E. Holden (UK), E. Horbaczewski (Pol), C.B. Hull (Rho), K.E. James (Aus), S.I. Kellas (Gr), J.R.C. Kilian (NZ), F. Kornicki (Pol), O.L. Kucera (Cz), J.J. Le Roux (SA), R.F.F.G. Malengreau (Bel), J. Manak (Cz), R.L. Mannix (USA), R.D. may perhaps (Aus), H.W. McLeod (Can), H.O. Mehre (Nor), H de M. Molson (Can), D.G. Morris (UK), R.L. Morrison (SA), T.F. Neil (UK), J.B.E. Nicolson (UK), H.H. Norsworthy (Can), C.G. Peterson (USA), J. pattern (UK), J.H. Schloesing (Fr), D.H. Seaton (UK), R. van Lierde (Bel), A. Vasatko (Cz), R.G. Watts (NZ), E.P. Wells (NZ), V.J. Wheeler (UK), W.T.F. Wightman (UK).
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