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What's New 2007?

What Was New:- [2001-2002] [2003] [2004] [2005] [2006][2008]


In view of the increasing costs involved in keeping this site active, I have decided to move some of the information into a Member's Area and to limit access to this data to RAFWEB Members.  Membership is currently set at a one-off payment of £10 payable through PayPal and access to pages in the Member's Area will require a Username and password, which is created when registering. 

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27 Dec 2007

Photos added to the following entries, No 431 Sqn,

Revised biographical details added to the following: - K B Lloyd,

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Requests 1- 299 have been removed as the contact details for these were lost.  If anyone who placed these requests who like them re-inserting, please contact me.

16 Dec 2007

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Edgehill,

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

9 Dec 2007

Eight new entries in the Guest Book,

One new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

2 Dec 2007

Revised biographical details added to the following: - C L Lambe, F R Scarlett,

Seven new entries in the Guest Book,

Three new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of One Reunion added.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

25 Nov 2007

More entries amended and added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.  1919 and 1920 are now complete subject to further research.

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

One new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added.

18 Nov 2007

Revised biographical details added to the following: - J G Murray, F E Vernon,

Seven new entries in the Guest Book,

Six new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

11 Nov 2007

More entries amended and added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.  1919 and 1920 are now complete subject to further research.

Revised biographical details added to the following: - J L F Fuller-Good,

Ten new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

4 Nov 2007

Revised biographical details added to the following: - C E H AllenH E Forrow, W H Husbands, E J D Townesend, W R Worstall,

More entries amended and added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.  1918 is now complete subject to further research.

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Henlow,

Eight new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

Details of one Reunion added.

19 Oct 2007

More entries amended and added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.

Revised entries for the following units: - No 1 Air Control Centre,

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Oakington,

New or revised aircraft profiles added to the following units: - No 76 Sqn,

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

14 Oct 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - N A Tait, V H Tait, F J A Tanner, L Taylor, W E Theak, G P S Thomas, R W Thomas, W Thorne, G N E Tindall-Carill-Worsley, J F Titmus, E J D Townesend, F N Trinder, C Turner, C J R Turner, F E Vernon, J H C Wake, R C Wansborough, T A Warne-Browne, C W Weedon, H G White, F Whittle, R Whyte, I L Wincer, P J Wiseman, H L Woolveridge, W R Worstall, G L Worthington, H B Wrigley, J F Young,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - I J de la Plain, H J F Hunter, H S Kerby, M E F Kerr, D N Kington-Blair-Oliphant, K M St C G Leask, R Leckie, A Lees, F J Linnell, G Livingstone, I T Lloyd, K B Lloyd, C A H Longcroft, A M Longmore, H T Lydford, W J Maggs, T U C Shirley,

More entries amended and added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

7 Oct 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - I J de la Plain, W J Maggs, J Marson, C V Mears, H L Messiter, F G S Mitchell, A T Monks, L P Moore, W G Morgan, A S Morris, R T Morison, V D Morshead, L H Moulton, R J Mounsey, J J Murphy, J G Murray, J Mutch, J R Mutch, B D Nicholas, C J Nobbs, W A Opie, V C Otter, M E M Perkins, R L Phillips, G A H Pidcock, J C Pope, M K D Porter, G H Randle, V B Ranford, F H E Reeve, G B M Rhind, W E V Richards, E H Richardson, E L Ridley, H J Roach, J F Roberts, B Robinson, J A Robinson, V H B Roth, J K Rotherham, H M Russell, N C S Rutter, J Rylands, D W R Ryley, B Samson, G Scarrott, G L Seabrook, R G Seymour, M S Shapcott, T U C Shirley, G Silyn-Roberts, J H Simpson, F H Sims, G Skinner, F A Skoulding, P Slocombe, C G Smith, G F Smylie, L H Snelling, J E R Sowman, H D Spreckley, W A Stagg, C M Stewart, J A Stone, R C Storrar, C G Stowell, A E Sutton-Jones,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - I G Broom,

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF St Athan,

More entries amended and added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

30 Sep 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - O E Carter, J R Cassidy, J P Cave, H H Chapman, L de V Chisman, D W Clappen, P C Cleaver, G Combe, T N Coslett, H L Crichton, E J Cuckney, W J B Curtis, W B Cushion, L Dalton-Morris, G D Daly, E D Davis, L C Dennis, A L Derry, W D Disbrey, H J Down, T E Drowley, H Durkin, C N Ellen, R H E Emson, B E Essex, F G H Ewens, W G H Ewing, T P P F Fagan, E C Farman, P J Farmer, T Fawdry, F W Felgate, A Foden, G H Ford, H Ford, H E Forrow, J G Franks, W L Freebody, L R S Freestone, H F Fuller, M M Gardham, A Garrity, W C C Gell, R W L Glenn, K W Godfrey, K H Gooding, H Gordon-Dean, C W Gore, J S Griffiths, T J Hanlon, J H Harris, R Harston, R G Hart, C E Hartley, L G Harvey, V G A Hatcher, E W Havers, J A Hawkings, A H McM Hely, H W Heslop, R R Holder, P H Holmes, E M T Howell, J H Hunter-Tod, W H Husbands, A F Hutton, L M Iles, H D Jackman, H S F T Jerrard, H G Jones, P Jones, R O Jones, W I G Kerby, W M King, D N Kington-Blair-Oliphant, G Laing, A F Lang, W F Langdon, D L G Le Dieu, K M St C G Leask, H Leedham, H G Leonard-Williams, P L Lincoln, E N Lowe, D F Lucking, F B Ludlow, O G W G Lywood,

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Luneburg, RAF Stafford, RAF Steamer Point,

More entries added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.

A reply has been received to Request 147, but I have lost the original contact details, could the original enquirer please contact me.

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

23 Sep 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - J D Baker-Carr, B Ball, L J V Bates, G B Beardsworth, H I T Beardsworth, W F Beckwith, C A Bell, S S Benson, C H N Bilney, G W Birkinshaw, H G Blair, P S Blockey, B L Blofeld, S H Bonser, B H Boon, K L BoswellT G Bowler, H P Broad, C P Brown, E A Burridge, H J Butler, R Bryne,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - F L Pearce,

More entries added to RAF Casualties in the Members' Area.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.

Revised entries for the following units: - RAF Upavon,

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

Three new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

One request for details of a Reunion added.

Details of one Reunion added.

16 Sep 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - E D Barnes, G H Boyce, F L Pearce,

Revised entries for the following units: - No 238 Sqn,

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

One request for details of one Reunion added.

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

9 Sep 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - R S Aitken, C E H Allen, O D Allerton, C L Archbold,

New section added to the Members' Area - RAF Casualties.  This is a major work-in-progress and will be expanded over time.

A new section added on the RAF Police (2007) supplied by Stephen R Davies.

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

Two requests for details of one Reunion added.

2 Sep 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - F P Don, R Graham, R G Knott, C F De S Murphy, D McL Scrimgeour, A McK S Steedman, J L Wingate,

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Regiment Wings,

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

25 Aug 2007

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

18 Aug 2007

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Regiment Wings,

Two new entries in the Guest Book,

15 Aug 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - The Lord Garden,

Revised aircraft profiles added to the following units: - No 5 Sqn, No 54 Sqn, No 72 Sqn, No 76 Sqn,

New/revised badges added to the following units: Bomber Command, Balloon Command, Logistics Command, Maintenance Command, Middle East Air Force, Near East Air Force, Personnel and Training Command, Signals Command, Technical Training Command, No 22 Group, No 90 Group, Air Warfare Centre, Rhodesian Air Training Group, RAF Lichfield, No 249 Sqn, No 269 Sqn, No 541 Sqn, No 670 Sqn, No 54 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 58 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 63 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 66 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 2503 Sqn RAuxAF Regiment, No 2609 Sqn RAuxAF Regiment, No 7006 (VR) Sqn, Mountain Rescue Service,

New or additional OCs added to the following entries: - RAF Regiment Wings, No 5 FTS,

Glossary has been up-dated.

One new entry in the Guest Book,

12 Aug 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - D Henderson,

Ten new entries in the Guest Book,

Three new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added.

5 Aug 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - L W G Gill, F S Hazlewood, P C Webb,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - W B Caddell,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Leuchars,

Revised entries for the following units: - No 5 Sqn, No 6 Sqn, No 76 Sqn, No 313 Sqn,

Photos added to the following units: - No 70 Sqn, No 84 Sqn, No 330 Sqn, No 1 Sqn RAF Regiment,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added.

29 Jul 2007

Seven new entries in the Guest Book,

One new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

One of one Reunion added.

Request for details of one Reunion added.

22 Jul 2007

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added.

Request for details of one Reunion added.

15 Jul 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - C B Cooke, L W Dickens, A D Messenger, J D Ronald,

New link added to the Royal Air Force Forum.

Eight new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of two Reunions added.

8 Jul 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: -  R H C Burwell, C B Cooke, M A D'Arcy, C C McMullin, R F S Morton, R Pyne, J L Wingate,

Details of covert operations conducted by No 240 Sqn in 1945 added.

Two new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

1 Jul 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - H A C Bird-Wilson, G L Carter, J S Chick, C McK Grierson, H J Kirkpatrick, I D N Lawson, D M T Macdonald, F J Manning, C C McMullin, R H More, R Pyne, F D S Scott-Malden, R E de T Vintras, G A Walker, H E Walker, J L Wingate, P G Wykeham,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

Three new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

24 Jun 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - E B Addison, S Graham, D Harries, W J Y Guilfoyle, D M T Macdonald, A P Ritchie, N C Singer, M Watson, J G W Weston,

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion (El Firdan) added to Reunions page

17 Jun 2007

All pages have been reviewed to replace faulty bookmarks.

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help and one amended request (472) in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion (93rd Entry, RAF Halton) added to Reunions page

10 Jun 2007

Revised or new unit listings for June 1944 added to the Members Area for the following: - Air Command South-East Asia, Air Ministry, Air Defence of Great Britain, Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Flying Training CommandMaintenance Command, Middle East Commands, RAF Delegation in Washington, RAF Embarkation Units, RAF Schools in Canada, 2nd Tactical Air Force, Technical Training CommandTransport Command, AHQ West Africa,

I have also received a reply to Request 35 posted by Dee Scott, but I have lost Dee's e-mail address, if you read this Dee can you get back to me

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Odiham, RAF Tangmere,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

Erratum for 'No 7 Bomber Squadron RAF in World War II' by Tom Docherty

3 Jun 2007

New unit listings for June 1944 added to the Members Area for the following: - Air Defence of Great Britain, Allied Expeditionary Air Force, Balloon Command, Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Flying Training CommandMaintenance Command, RAF in Northern Ireland, 2nd Tactical Air Force, Technical Training Command, Transport Command,

One new entry in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

 31 May 2007

New section added to the Members' Area designed to assist in the interpretation of RAF Service Records

New unit listings for July 1942 added to the following: - Air Forces in India, Air Ministry, Balloon Command, Bomber Command, Coastal Command, Ferry Command, Fighter Command, Flying Training CommandMaintenance Command, Middle East Command, RAF in Northern Ireland, RAF Schools in Canada, RAF Schools in South Africa, Royal Observer Corps, Technical Training Command, AHQ West Africa,

Eight new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

Requests for details of two Reunions added to Reunions page.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page

26 May 2007

Re-locating to a new server has at last permitted the addition of a Search Page to the Member's Area

New biographical details added for the following: - J M Nicholls, D M Scrimgeour, J G Weir,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - V S Brown, A P Davidson, L W Dickens, H Eeles, G C Eveleigh, R M Foster, K V Garside, J H Giles, R V Goddard, R C Jonas, G C Pirie, R J P PrichardN A P Pritchett, R P Ross, F Rump, H B Russell, J B Russell, J C Russell, A P M Sanders, A C Sanderson, H V Satterly, R H M S Saundby, F R Scarlett, C Scragg, C H Simpson, H G Slade, D G Smallwood, H G Smart, H P Smyth-Osbourne, R S Sorley, W Sowrey, I J Spencer, T N Stack, M P Stanton, W E Staton, C A Stevens, D F Stevenson, S E Storrar, O Swann, E D Swinton, F H Sykes, R B Thomson, H N Thornton, S E Toomer, G H Vasse, G O Venn, R H Verney, I L B Vesey, S F Vincent, A V Vyvyan, R N Waite, A H Wann, A R Wardle, W W Warner, A D Warrington-Morris, M Watson, H E White, K Wigram, F G Willock, J L Wingate, A M Wray,

Seven new entries in the Guest Book,

20 May 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - F Beaumont, E B C Betts, D L Blackford, H R Busteed, A D Cunningham, J A Easton, G C Eveleigh, E H Fielden, R E T Hogg, P H Mackworth, A C H MacLean, A D Mitchell, C O F Modin, C S Moore, R F S Morton, A Musker, A W Mylne, E D McK Nelson, C H Nicholas, H R Nicholl, H N St V Norman, E W Norton, H E Nowell, C W Nutting, M D Ommanney, A H Orlebar, R K Orrock, G M Paine, L T Pankhurst, K R Park, R G Parry, L A Pattinson, A L Paxton, N S Paynter, H Peake, R H Peck, I M Pedder, A L A Perry-Keene, R C M Pink, T W Piper, G C Pirie, B W Plenderleith, E Plumtree, S L G Pope, C E V Porter, W P G Pretty, T B Prickman, H M Probyn, C W H Pulford, R Pyne, J C Quinnell, A J Rankin, C E H Rathborne, B V Reynolds, B J R Roberts, F E Rosier, D G Smallwood, M Watson, J G W Weston, J R Whitley,

New recipients added to the section on Military Medal winners.

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Bircham Newton, RAF Chivenor,

Two new entries in the Guest Book,

A link to a downloadable database available free of charge has been added to the Links section or click here - World War II Allied Aircraft Crashes in The Netherlands

13 May 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - G D Garvin, N J Gill, A C H MacLean, A C Maund, A H Mawer, H L Maxwell, R B Maycock, K J McIntyre, D C McKinley, R C Mead, C W Meredith, J C Millar, E G L Millington, G H Mills, R P Mills, A D Mitchell, J B Voyce,

Revised entries for the following units: - No 72 Sqn, No 85 Sqn,

New editions of the London Gazette on CD available (1951 and 1952)

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

12 May 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - C R Cox,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Fylingdales,

Revised entries for the following units: - RAF Little Rissington,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

6 May 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - G G Banting, C H B Blount, J H L Blount, W S Brancker, J J Breen, H D Briggs, H le M Brock, W B Caddell, A J Capel, R J Carson, H V Champion de Crespigny, L E O Charlton, A C Collier, E Cook, B C Fellows, W R Freeman, W MacN Foster, P R C Groves, F C Halahan, F K Haskins, J G Hearson, P L W Herbert, T C R Higgins, C G Hoare, E L Howard-Williams, A Huggins, F F Inglis, B J Jackson, E James, G T Jarman, A F Jenkins, F C Jenkins, E D Johnson, J E Johnson, L A Jones, G B Keily, R Kellett, M E F Kerr, C L King, J L Kirby, C L Lambe, C F Lambert, T A Langford Sainsbury, G M Lawson, I D N Lawson, M H Le Bas, R Leckie, A S G Lee, R H A Leigh, D G Lewis, F J Linnell, G Livingstone, H P Lloyd, I T Lloyd, K B Lloyd, C E W Lockyer, C A H Longcroft, J C MacDonald, S D Macdonald, A R D MacDonell, I N MacDougall, N D K MacEwen, A MacGregor, C T MacLean, L L Maclean, B R Macnamara, G R Magill, E M Maitland, R P Mallorie, P C Maltby, W E G Mann, E R Manning, R B Mansell, C C Marindin, R L G Marix, J M Mason, H M Massey, A C Maund, E W Norton, G M Paine, J M Salmond, H G Slade, W E Staton, A McK S Steedman, C A Stevens, I S Stockwell, A V Vyvyan, J M Warfield, R P M Whitham,

Additional recipients of the Military Medal added.

New photographs added to the following unit history: - No 541 Sqn,

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

Five new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page

29 Apr 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - W T Brooks,

Revised entries for the following units: - No 541 Sqn,

New profiles (Various early types) added to the following units: - No 2 Sqn, No 4 Sqn, No 5 Sqn, No 7 Sqn, No 12 Sqn, No 16 Sqn, No 30 Sqn, No 60 Sqn,

New Badges added to the following RAF Regiment units: - No 1 ACC, No 2 ACC, No 1 Sqn, No 2 Sqn, No 3 Sqn, No 15 Sqn, No 16 Sqn,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

22 Apr 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - V S Brown, R A Chisholm, E J Corbally, H C T Dowding, E M F Grundy, H A Haines, F C Halahan, C Hallawell, G Harcourt-Smith, R P Harding, J D I Hardman, R Harrison, C H Hartley, A V Harvey, J G Hawtrey, J G Hearson, F C Heath-Caldwell, W Helmore, D Henderson, M Henderson, P L W Herbert, H J Hickey, T C R Higgins, C G Hoare, G S Hodson, R E T Hogg, G K Horner, E L Howard-Williams, E C Hudleston, A Huggins, F D Hughes, S W R Hughes, F Hume, H J F Hunter, P Huskinson, A V R Johnstone, I D N Lawson, G Livingstone, G R Magill, C C Marindin, H D McGregor, C C McMullen, S W B Menaul, L A Pattinson, L G S Payne, R J P Prichard, M Watson,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Oban,

New profiles (Victor I and 1A) added to the following units: - No 15 Sqn,

New profiles (Various early types) added to the following units: - No 1 Sqn, No 2 Sqn, No 3 Sqn, No 4 Sqn, No 5 Sqn, No 7 Sqn, No 9 Sqn, No 11 Sqn, No 12 Sqn, No 14 Sqn, No 15 Sqn, No 19 Sqn, No 22 Sqn, No 23 Sqn, No 24 Sqn, No 25 Sqn, No 28 Sqn, No 29 Sqn, No 30 Sqn, No 32 Sqn, No 34 Sqn, No 35 Sqn, No 40 Sqn, No 45 Sqn, No 60 Sqn, No 64 Sqn,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

15 Apr 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - R C Mead,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF South Cerney, RAF West Raynham,

New editions added to London Gazettes on CD.

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page

6 Apr 2007

New/Revised entries added to the Air Force Board - AOC-in-C Air Command, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Air Member for Equipment Capability, Air Member for Material, Air Member for Personnel,

Photograph added to the biographical details of the following: - D M Somerville,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - G B A Baker, F W Bowhill, J J Breen, S O Bufton, R H C Burwell, A A Case, B A Casey, J A Chamier, L E O Charlton, R D Deacon-Elliott, E M Donaldson, W S Douglas, H C T Dowding, H H Down, B C H Drew, R M Drummond, A G Dudgeon, P H Dunn, C H K Edmonds, H I Edwards, A S Ellerton, W Elliott, C H Elliott-Smith, D R Evans, P F M Fellowes, H A Fenton, F L Festing, J L Field, E H Fielden, C H Flinn, F J Fogarty, J L Forbes, L Fox, H H MacL Fraser, H P Fraser, M B Frew, N H Fresson, W R Freeman, D J Furner, P W Game, R G Gardner, W S Gardner, K V Garside, O R Gayford, A J W Geddes, R A George, G E Gibbs, J H Giles, N J Gill, A D Gillmore, A L Godman, E B Gordon, J R Gordon-Finlayson, C F H Grace, R Graham, S Graham, G W P Grant, S B Grant, J A Gray, A L Gregory, R Grice, A Griffiths, J W B Grigson, V E Groom, P R C Groves, W J Y Guilfoyle, C Hallawell, H J Hickey, F V Holt, H J F Hunter, F F Inglis, D Iron, F C Jenkins, E D Johnson, R I Jones, R Kellett, E J Kingston-McClaughry, P J Lageson, T A Langford-Sainsbury, C T Maclean, B R Macnamara, G R Magill, H J Maguire, C C Marindin, W A McClaughry, J D Melvin, H W Mermagen, J C Millar, L G S Payne, H M Pearson, P T Philpott, D le G Pitcher, P H L Playfair, R J P Prichard, R A R Rae, F R Scarlett, L F Sinclair, R Sorel-Cameron, C B S Spackman, D F Stevenson, J B Voyce, J Wallace, E F Waring, J Whitford,

New badges added to the following units: - No 1 School of Technical Training,

Revised badges added to the following units: - RAF Bruggen, RAF Tangmere, RAF Wattisham, RAF West Raynham, RAF Wyton, No 181 Sqn, No 330 Sqn, No 333 Sqn, No 653 Sqn,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Cranwell, RAF Lindholme, RAF Tengah,

Revised entries for the following units: - RAF Abingdon, RAF Lyneham, RAF Wattisham, Defence Aviation Safety Centre,

New entries for the following units: - Air Command, No 1 ACC,

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

1 Apr 2007

Today is the RAF's 89th birthday

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Stafford, RAF Wickenby,

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

Details of two Reunions added to Reunions page

25 Mar 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - G W P Grant,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Honington,

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

18 Mar 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - T B Prickman, G W P Grant,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Stradishall,

Seven new entries in the Guest Book,

One request for details of one Reunion added to Reunions page.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page.

11 Mar 2007

The 1937 and 1938 editions of the London Gazette are now available on CD

Revised biographical details added for the following: - C A Alldis, R C Ayling, D H F Barnett, T B de la P Beresford, C A Bouchier, H E C Boxer, J D Breakey, J W Cordingley, C W Coulthard, C L Courtney, C R Cox, J Cox, P D Cracroft, R E Craven, W V Crawford-Compton, E D Crew, A C Critchley, R H Crompton, H G Crowe, D Crowley-Milling, G B Dacre, J H D'Albiac, M A D'Arcy, A P Davidson, E D H Davies, A N Davis, J G Davis, O W de PutronA C Deere, N L Desoer, F O S Dobell, F L Dodd, F P Don, D C S Evill, B G Frow, W S Gardner, R A George, R V Goddard, E Gordon-Jones, C Hallawell, J F Hobler, G S Hodson, F D Hughes, G B Keily, E J Kingston-McClaughry, R B Lees, C E S Lockett, M D Lyne, D F Macdonald, G R Magill, W E G Mann, J M Mason, S W B MenaulJ W F Merer, F M Milligan, P T Philpott, R L Ragg, J Rankin, A D Rogers, G D Stephenson, T R Thomas, T C Traill, R G Wakeford, G A Walker, J B M Wallis, P E Warcup, E F Waring, C M Wight-Boycott, A M Wray,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Akrotiri,

New profile (Spitfire Ib) added to the following units: - No 19 Sqn,

Four new entries in the Guest Book,

Three new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Three requests for details of one Reunion added to Reunions page.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page.

4 Mar 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - E Gordon-Jones,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - E C Bates, D W Bayne, F Beaumont, E I Bussell, A J Capel, D V Carnegie, G L Carter, G P H Carter, W Carter, A H Chamberlain, P R T Chamberlayne, J A Chamier, E S Chandler, G I Chapman, R W Chappell, W G Cheshire, J S Chick, A R Churchman, C M Clementi, A E Clouston, R Coats, J M Cohu, F H Coleman, W E Coles, A C Collier, H J Collins, R Collishaw, D Colyer, A Coningham, H P Connolly, J Constable-Roberts, E Cook, B H H Cooke, C B Cooke, E J Corbally, W A Coryton, H I Cozens, K B B Cross, O W De Putron, P F M Fellowes, C H Flinn, O R Gayford, R A George, R Gordon, J W B Grigson, S H Hardy, R Harrison, N C Hyde, G B Keily, R G Knott, A P Ledger, R B Lees, R J Legg, K B Lloyd, C E S Lockett, P H Mackworth, J M Mason, H M Massey, A C Maund, A W B McDonald, L D D McKean, C E Ness, G S Oddie, H D O'Neill, A D Panton, R C M Pink, S L G Pope, C E V Porter, J Rankin, A P Ritchie, D F Rixson, H V Rowley, C B S Spackman, R H S Spaight, C A Stevens, B E Sutton, G O Venn, I L B Vesey, S F Vincent, F M F West, J Whitford,

New badges added to the following units: - RAF Germany, RAF Wittering, RAF Woodvale,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Hawkinge,

New entries added for the following stations: - RAF Wartling, RAF Weeton,

Revised entries for the following units: - No 502 Sqn, Central Fighter Establishment, British Air Forces of Occupation, RAF Kirton in Lindsey,

New entries added for the following units: - RAF Germany, Controller of Research and Development,

Six new entries in the Guest Book,

Two new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page.

25 Feb 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - R G Wakeford,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - A A Adams, N S Allinson, G Bartholomew, A P Bett, E B C Betts, F R Bird, H A C Bird-Wilson, A G Bishop, D L Blackford, G C Bladon, C H B Blount, J H L Blount, R S Blucke, A G Board, J N Boothman, J A Boret, A E Borton, C A Bouchier, J B Bowen, W A B Bowen-Buscarlet, D Bower, A H C Boxer, O T Boyd, H G Brackley, W S Brancker, C J Q Brand, J D Breakey, J J Breen, C D Breese, H D Briggs, I E Brodie, W T Brooks, I G Broom, G R Bromet, W E G BryantN R Buckle, C S Burnett, W J Burnett, E S Burns, H Burton, C W Busk, E S Butler, C S Cadell, W B Callaway, I R Campbell, L W Cannon, A A Case, B A Casey, G P Chamberlain, J M Cohu, C L Courtney, H I Cozens, L W Dickens, T C Dickens, E M Donaldson, H Eeles, S C Elworthy, R Faville, J L F Fuller-Good, C F H Grace, A D Gillmore, J R Gordon-Finlayson, H R Graham, J Grandy, J A Gray, J W B Grigson, P H Hamley, S H Hardy, R Harrison, A V Harvey, G D Harvey, G W Hayes, C M Heard, A Hesketh, H J Hickey, J F Hobler, H A V Hogan, A H Humphrey, W I C Inness, E James, G T Jarman, R I Jones, R Kellett, H J Kirkpatrick, R J Legg, R H A Leigh, L G Levis, D G Lewis, C G Lott, M D Lyne, S D Macdonald, I N MacDougall, A C H Maclean, N M Maynard, C C McMullen, A D Messenger, J D Miller, A H Montgomery, C S Moore, R F S Morton, E D McK Nelson, H E Nowell, W E Oulton, A D Panton, T A B Parselle, F A Pearce, W G Pretty, R A R Rae, A P Ritchie, J R Rhys-Jones, D N Roberts, M W S Robinson, T P Seymour, C H Simpson, D M Somerville, R Sorel-Cameron, H F G Southey, A C H Sharp, I J Spencer, T N Stack, W P Surcliffe, J A Tester, T C Traill, R L Wade, J Warburton, E L S Ward, J M Warfield, G A Walker, A H Wheeler, J N H Whitworth, J Worrall, B C Yarde,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Bawdsey, RAF Stanmore Park, RAF Woodbridge,

New entries added for the following stations: - RAF Bentley Priory, RAF Little Rissington, RAF Stanmore Park,

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

18 Feb 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - A W Bigsworth, F W Bowhill, J R A Embling, J A Gray,

Medal Citations added to the following unit histories: - 2708 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 2721 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 2744 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 2804 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 2874 Sqn RAF Regiment, No 2876 Sqn RAF Regiment,

New sections added giving citations for RAF personnel awarded the following decorations for gallantry: - OBE/MBE, George Medal, British Empire Medal, Military Medal,

New badges added to the following units: - RAF Syerston, RAF Tangmere, RAF Tengah, RAF Thorney Island, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Upavon, RAF Uxbridge, RAF Valley, RAF Waddington, RAF Watton, RAF West Drayton, RAF Wildenrath,

New entries added for the following stations: - RAF North Front, RAF Penang, RAF Tangmere, RAF Tengah, RAF Thorney Island, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Turnhouse, RAF Upavon,

Three new entries in the Guest Book,

Three new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunion added to Reunions page.

11 Feb 2007

A total review of the external hyperlinks has been carried out and a number of faulty links removed whilst others have been redirected.

Revised biographical details added for the following: - J O Andrews, D F W Atcherley, D L Attlee, J T Babington, R K Bagnall-Wild, G C Bailey, G B A Baker, J W Baker, J E A Baldwin, G G Banting, J L Barker, E D Barnes, F O Barrett, G G Barrett, E C Bates, J E Bazalgette, J H W Becke, A W Bigsworth, V S Bowling, C D C Boyce, F J St G Braitwaite, G R Bromet, P Burnett, A J Capel, H V Champion de Crespigny, J Constable-Roberts, E J Corbally, J W Cordingley, A G Dudgeon, J N W Farmer, N H Fresson, M B Frew, P H Hamley, W S Hebden, G F W Heycock, J F A Higgins, N C Hyde, L M E Jarman, J M D Ker, R L Kippenberger, D W Lane, R B Lees, S D Macdonald, P H Mackworth, R C Mead, H W Mermagen, J C Millar, J D Miller, R L Mills, T B Prickman, J C Quinnell, A P Ritchie, A M Rodgers, N C Singer, J A Tester, I L B Vesey, R E de T Vintras, A D Warrington-Morris, M Watson, J W Whitworth-Jones, T M Williams, J J Williamson, F G Willock, R P Willock, G E Wilson, C B Wincott, J L Wingate, A L Winskill, P H G Wintle, F Woolley, A M Wray, A C Wright, W M Yool, G Young,

Photos added to the entry on No 226 Sqn,

New profiles added to the following units: - No 228 OCU,

14 new entries in the Guest Book,

Four new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of two Reunions added to Reunions page.

4 Feb 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - G B A Baker, G G Banting, E D Barnes, F O Barrett, H F V Battle, G Bearne, F Beaumont, G C Bladon, L F Blandy, C H B Blount, J N Boothman, W A B Bowen-Buscarlet, J A Boret, I E Brodie, L O Brown, C W Busk, C R Carr, R W Chappell, W E Colahan, E L Colbeck-Welch, F H Coleman, D Colyer, A Coningham, H P Connolly, C L Courtney, J Cox, A P Davidson, W L Dawson, A Durstan, G L Carter, G P H Carter, B A Chacksfield, J A Chamier, J H Chaplin, A P Davidson, E D H Davies, P L Donkin, H H Down, T W Elmhirst, J R A EmblingG C Eveleigh, C L Falconer, D Finlay, C H Flinn, F J Fogarty, A Foord-Kelcey, M B Frew, A N Gallehawk, J A Gray, S H C Gray, R Grice, D D'A A Greig, A Griffiths, V E Groom, H A Haines, C Hallawell, G Harcourt-Smith, F K Haskins, P L W Herbert, A Hesketh, L N Hollinghurst, F V Holt, G K Horner, T E B Howe, A Huggins, H J F Hunter, W H Hutton, D F Hyland-Smith, J A G Jackson, F C Jenkins, J E Johnson, R C Jonas, H S Kerby, C L King, J L Kirby, F Kirk, C L Lambe, I D N Lawson, A Lees, F W Long, C R Lousada, S D Macdonald, P H Mackworth, S J Marchbank, E A D Masterman, H M Massey, F H M Maynard, R P Mills, J Oliver, G J C Paul, N S Paynter, F L Pearce, A L A Perry Keene, D le G Pitcher, R Pyne, R L Ragg, B J R Roberts, A D Rogers, B H C Russell, W J Seward, G S Shaw, J Silvester, L F Sinclair, G R C Spencer, J N Stacey, A McK S Steedman, C R Steele, C A Stevens, D F Stevenson, I S Stockwell, S E Storrar, W W Straight, J A Tester, M Thomas, F W Thompson, J M Thompson, H K Thorold, S E Toomer, T C Traill, H M Trenchard, G H Vasse, J L Vachell, G O Venn, R H Verney, C McC Vincent, F J Vincent, S F Vincent, A V Vyvyan, D J Waghorn, R N Waite, F W Walker, H E Walker, J Wallace, H S P Walmsley, A A Walser, A H Wann, A R Wardle, S H Ware, W W Warner, A D Warrington-Morris, T I Webb-Bowen, S N Webster, R H G Weighill, C T Weir, W L Welsh, F M F West, J G W Weston, J Whitford, R P M Whitham, C H Whittington, H E P Wigglesworth, K Wigram, J J Williamson, C B Wincott, A M Wray,

New operations added to the Far East section.

Five new entries in the Guest Book,

One new request for help in the Help Wanted section.

Details of one Reunions (RAF Halton 102nd Entry) added to Reunions page.

28 Jan 2007

New biographical details added for the following: - D J Furner,

Revised biographical details added for the following: - D Bower, A H C Boxer, H Burton, R H C Burwell, R W ChappellG T B Clayton, W E Coles, H P Connolly, R G Dutton, H I Edwards, L Fox, G E Gibbs, C H Hartley, A W Heward, F Hume, P G Jameson, J A Leathart, G R Magill, H J Maguire, N M Maynard, L D D McKean, D C McKinley, J Rankin, J F Roulston, C Scragg, J H Searby, I J Spencer, D F Spotswood, J N Stacey, W J Stacey, W E Staton, J M Steel, A C Stevens, C A Stevens, D F Stevenson, A C Stewart, I S Stockwell, B E Sutton, D H Sutton, E D Swinton, M L Taylor, J M Thompson, A A B Thomson, D L ThomsonR B Thomson, H N Thornton, C D Tomalin, J H S Tyssen, C M Wight-Boycott, J R Whelan, C V Winn, E W Wootten,

OCs added/amended to entries on :- RAF Rufforth, Central Reconnaissance Establishment,

Seven new entries in the Guest Book,

Five new requests for help in the Help Wanted section.

Request for contacts added to Reunions page.

Details of two Reunions (RAF Bawdsey, RAF Down Ampney) added to Reunions page.

21 Jan 2007

Revised biographical details added for the following: - D F W Atcherley, Earl of Bandon, W K Beisiegel, D L Blackford, V S Brown, S O Bufton, N Carter, P R T Chamberlayne, W E Coles, H J Collins, P D Cracroft, C W Dicken, E M Donaldson, A B Ellwood, J G Elton, B C Fellows, A L Fiddament, R C Field, R F Gandy, R A George, E S Goodwin, S Graham, A Gray, C McK Grierson, J R Hallings-Pott, R K Hamblin, R Harrison, F L Hopps, E C Hudleston, J C A Johnson, A MacGregor, R B Mansell, J Marsden, B McEnte