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British military pilot
Peter Harris is a British aircraft pilot and former two star senior officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF) with extensive flying and command experience
Peter_Harris_(RAF_officer)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1892–1984)
within the RAF as "Butcher" or "Butch" Harris, was a British-Rhodesian Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of
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Topics referred to by the same term
jockey Peter Harris (public servant), Australian government official Peter Harris (RAF officer), British pilot Peter Charles Harris (1865–1951), officer in
Peter_Harris
Peter Warren Johnson DSO DFC AFC OBE (13 November 1908 – 12 February 1999), was a British Royal Air Force officer and author. Johnson was the son of a
Peter_Johnson_(RAF_officer)
Highest rank in the Royal Air Force (RAF)
highest rank in the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF). In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff,
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Flying Training School of the Royal Air Force
of some graduates from Initial Officer Training at the co-located RAF College Cranwell, other graduates going to RAF Linton-on-Ouse.[citation needed]
No. 3 Flying Training School RAF
No._3_Flying_Training_School_RAF
World War II RAF pilot "Bo" – Elwyn King, Australian World War I fighter ace "Bobbi" – Evelyn Trout, American aviator "Bomber" – Arthur T. Harris, British
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1956 British film by Lewis Gilbert
Beaumont as German doctor at Saint-Omer hospital Peter Burton as Peter, officer at RAF Coltishall Peter Byrne as civilian pilot at Reading Aero Club Paul
Reach_for_the_Sky
Royal Air Force officer (1917–1992)
to acting wing commander and assigned as commanding officer of No. 76 Squadron RAF, stationed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. The squadron was flying the Halifax
Leonard_Cheshire
chiefly remembered for his role as Deputy Air Officer Commanding-on-Chief Bomber Command under Sir Arthur Harris during the latter part of the Second World
Robert_Saundby
Former Royal Air Force station on the Isle of Man
(No. 1 ITS) subsequently replaced by the No. 1 Officer Cadet Training Unit (No. 1 OCTU) was based at RAF Jurby, jokingly referred to by the trainee cadets
RAF_Jurby
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
Stations RAF Bourn RAF Downham Market RAF Graveley RAF Gransden Lodge RAF Little Staughton RAF Marham RAF Oakington RAF Upwood RAF Warboys RAF Wyton List of
Pathfinder_(RAF)
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Sir Arthur Travers Harris (Bomber Harris) was the Officer Commanding of RAF Pembroke Dock and No. 210 Sqn, as a Wing Commander. RAF Pembroke Dock had two
RAF_Pembroke_Dock
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Arthur Harris later to become Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. No. 50 Squadron reformed at RAF Waddington
No._50_Squadron_RAF
Award
Philip Christison Vasily Chuikov Gareth Clayton (RAF officer) William T. Clement Henry Crowe (RAF officer) Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of
Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner
Commanding officer or RAF Fighter Command before WWII, developer of Dowding system used during Battle of Britain Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris – C-in-C RAF Bomber
List of Royal Air Force personnel
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_personnel
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards
Royal_Air_Force
First major aerial battle of WWII
September, when a Bristol Blenheim (flown by Flying Officer Andrew McPherson of No. 139 Squadron RAF)—on a reconnaissance flight over the North Sea—spotted
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
Battle_of_the_Heligoland_Bight_(1939)
British list of honours
Pantry, Royal Household – 18 November 2025 Peter George Kaye, AM, ESM – National Chief Executive Officer, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Australia –
2025_Special_Honours
1953 British film by Philip Leacock
(Navigation Officer) Appointment in London was produced by Aubrey Baring and Maxwell Setton and shot at British Lion's Shepperton Studios and at RAF Upwood
Appointment_in_London
British fighter pilot (1921–2018)
before in the officers' mess. I thought, 'Hold on a minute, this is bloody dangerous!’ " Soon after Dunkirk, 92 Squadron was transferred from RAF Duxford in
Geoffrey_Wellum
World War II RAF pilot
1940 Mahaddie was assigned officer instructor at RAF Kinloss in Scotland. He served with No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF, still flying the Whitely
Hamish_Mahaddie
1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special bouncing bombs
Operation_Chastise
British Royal Air Force night fighter ace
Bars, DFC & Bar, AE (27 July 1917 – 21 July 2002) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighter ace during the Second World War and a test pilot. During the
John_Cunningham_(RAF_officer)
British World War II flying ace (1910–1982)
junior officers at Kenley in 1930, while serving in No. 23 Squadron RAF. Bader was given the post of the Fighter Leader's School commanding officer. He received
Douglas_Bader
"prisoner of war". For details of RAF rank abbreviations, see RAF Commissioned Officer Ranks and RAF Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks. For details of FAA rank
List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (A–C)
List_of_RAF_aircrew_in_the_Battle_of_Britain_(A–C)
Commonwealth: Flying Officer Herman Francis Grant Ede DFC, RAF no. 33307 That's My Bloody Plane, by Major Cecil Montgomery-Moore, DFC, and Peter Kilduff. 1975
Royal Air Force, Bermuda (1939–1945)
Royal_Air_Force,_Bermuda_(1939–1945)
Military unit
commander-in-chief of RAF Bomber Command, baulked at using aircraft just to ferry spies. His Air vice-marshal, Arthur Harris, did not want to divert
Royal Air Force Special Duties Service
Royal_Air_Force_Special_Duties_Service
Royal Air Force operations group
Goose Bay in Canada. The group headquarters is at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The current Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group is Air Vice-Marshal Mark
No._1_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (born 1953)
Distinguished Service Order. He was made personal staff officer to the Air Officer Commanding RAF Strike Command in 1992. Promoted to group captain on 1
Glenn_Torpy
1955 film directed by Michael Anderson
Peter Arne as staff officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane Edward Cast as crew member Richard Coleman as RAF officer Brenda de Banzie as waitress Peter
The_Dam_Busters_(film)
Royal Air Force helicopter search and rescue unit, 1941-2016
Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force (RAF SARF or RAF SAR Force) was a unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provided around-the-clock aeronautical
RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Military unit
The aircrews of RAF Bomber Command during World War II operated a fleet of bomber aircraft that carried out the strategic bombing operations from September
RAF Bomber Command aircrew of World War II
RAF_Bomber_Command_aircrew_of_World_War_II
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
the Royal Air Force. It currently operates the Boeing Poseidon MRA1 from RAF Lossiemouth, Moray. It is the only squadron affiliated with Guernsey, in
No._201_Squadron_RAF
Military rank
UK the rank has often been held by the most senior, actively-serving RAF officer, whereas in other Commonwealth countries the equivalent rank has been
Marshal_of_the_air_force
World War II Nazi prisoner-of-war camp
Jorgen Thalbitzer – Danish pilot serving in RAF Eric Williams – RAF Officer and escapee Albert W Harris - Private. The Buffs Royal East Kent Regiment
Oflag_XXI-B
English writer
the more familiar "Capt. W. E. Johns". While his apparent final RAF rank of flying officer was equivalent to an army (or RFC) lieutenant, captain is commonly
W._E._Johns
September 1942) was an officer in the Royal Air Force. An early proponent of developing a target marking method, he was the commanding officer of 35 Squadron
Jimmy_Marks_(RAF_officer)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1893–1971)
command over RAF Coastal Command, and resisted attempts by the British Army to establish their own Army Air Arm. Portal retired from the RAF following the
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Charles_Portal,_1st_Viscount_Portal_of_Hungerford
Corps for service in Salonika. Johns was the recruiting officer who signed T. E. Lawrence into the RAF. Although Johns wanted to reject the application because
List_of_works_by_W._E._Johns
Air race between London, UK and New York City, USA
Association of America. p. 144. Retrieved 8 February 2025 – via Google Books. Peter Harris; David Wright (8 May 1969). "Navy scorches across Atlantic in under 5
Daily Mail Trans-Atlantic Air Race
Daily_Mail_Trans-Atlantic_Air_Race
1939-45 (2). ISBN 9781780966151 – via Google Books. Harris 1995, Appendix A. pp. 63-65. This RAF system was a different system from the better known Naval
List of World War II electronic warfare equipment
List_of_World_War_II_electronic_warfare_equipment
British naval aviation pioneer (1883–1931)
given command of 6 Fighter Group at RAF Kenley (S London). In June 1926 he became Chief Staff Officer of the RAF's Middle East Command, in September 1926
Charles_Rumney_Samson
four-star officer rank and currently the highest rank to which RAF officers may be promoted to in a professional capacity. Throughout the history of the RAF there
List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_air_chief_marshals
Raynham, and his staff officer, Squadron Leader Peter Needham AFC. Wreckage was taken to No.54 Maintenance Unit (54 MU) at RAF Cambridge and then scrapped
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945
List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_from_1945
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1902–1977)
commission as an acting pilot officer. In 1922 he was sent to Mandatory Iraq, serving under future Air Marshals Arthur Harris and Robert Saundby. By 1926
Basil_Embry
and Conservative Party politician Jared Harris – actor Damian Harris – film director and screenwriter Jamie Harris – actor Simon Halliday – former England
List_of_Old_Gregorians
British air raid of World War II
RAF and Fleet Air Arm Duel with Germany's Mighty Battleship. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-3159-0. Koop, Gerhard & Schmolke, Klaus-Peter
Operation_Catechism
Canadian broadcast journalist (born 1948)
(1918–2005), an RAF Wing Commander who worked as a civil servant in England, Malaya, and Canada; and Brenda Louise Mansbridge (née Harris-Jones, died 2008)
Peter_Mansbridge
Elizabeth Byng[citation needed] John Cairncross, Soviet spy Peter Calvocoressi, intelligence officer (RAF) J. W. S. Cassels John Chadwick Caroline Chojecki, intelligence
List of people associated with Bletchley Park
List_of_people_associated_with_Bletchley_Park
British government recognitions
Foskett (150047), RAF. John Robert Gibbons (150312), RAF. Peter Neville Speed (150119), RAF. Flight Lieutenant Robert Norman Bates (58049), RAF. Douglas Raymond
1952_Birthday_Honours
Royal Air Force officer (1898–1998)
Noel Stephen "Peter" Paynter, CB (26 December 1898 – 16 March 1998) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as chief intelligence officer of Bomber Command
Noel_Stephen_Paynter
Military unit
Force (RAF) Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris was desperate for trained aircrew and turned for help to Southern Rhodesia (where Harris had enlisted
Rhodesian_Air_Force
English actor (1928–2005)
was a member of the RAF G.S.A (Gliding and Soaring Association) Centre at RAF Bicester in the 1970s. He flew alongside Warrant Officer Andy Gough (then Chief
John_Bennett_(actor)
Last resort British WW2 plan to throw every available aircraft into battle
Government made urgent anti-invasion preparations as the Royal Air Force (RAF) engaged the German Luftwaffe in a struggle for air superiority in the Battle
Operation_Banquet
Bermudian politician (1917–2006)
Having had poor success at training RAF pilots to direct artillery fire, it was decided to train Army officers who were proficient at the task to pilot
Richard_Gorham
1962 war film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Navy), Donald Houston (RAF rear gunner), Kenneth More (Royal Navy), Edmond O'Brien (USAAF), Heinz Reincke (Wehrmacht officer), Robert Ryan (US Marines)
The_Longest_Day_(film)
British flying ace (1887–1918)
of No. 85 Squadron RAF on 5 July 1918. The morale of the unit was different to that of 74 Squadron. The former commanding officer, Billy Bishop, did not
Mick_Mannock
History for British light bomber
convince RAF senior officers of his capabilities. He was appointed as an honorary RAF Squadron Leader on 22 September 1939 and tasked to head up a new RAF 1
De Havilland Mosquito operational history
De_Havilland_Mosquito_operational_history
their premises, along with stock and records, to the blaze. Arthur Harris, Air Officer Commanding Bomber Command, described Lübeck as "built more like a
Bombing of Lübeck in World War II
Bombing_of_Lübeck_in_World_War_II
2016 film by Robert Zemeckis
posing as a married couple during a mission in Casablanca in 1942. Jared Harris, Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan also star. Knight developed the script
Allied_(film)
the war was Flying Officer Grant Ede, DFC, a fighter pilot killed in the Battle of Norway in 1940 (although Ede had joined the RAF in England before the
Bermuda_Flying_School
German fighter ace (1918–1944)
operations on 15 June 1940 over a No. 254 Squadron RAF Bristol Blenheim, piloted by Pilot Officer P.C. Gaylord. On 1 July 1940 Lent was promoted to Oberleutnant
Helmut_Lent
"prisoner of war". For details of RAF rank abbreviations, see RAF Commissioned Officer Ranks and RAF Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks. For details of FAA rank
List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (V–Z)
List_of_RAF_aircrew_in_the_Battle_of_Britain_(V–Z)
List of serving senior officers of the British Army "Senior Appointments". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. Mackie
List of serving senior officers of the Royal Air Force
List_of_serving_senior_officers_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Air-sea rescue service
of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which operated watercraft in support of RAF operations. Just days after the creation of the RAF itself, the Marine Craft
Royal_Air_Force_Marine_Branch
Former air warfare service of the British Army
across the North Sea, 1914 Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris ("Bomber" Harris) – later commander of RAF Bomber Command H. D. Harvey-Kelly, No. 2 Squadron
Royal_Flying_Corps
British strategic bombing campaign against Germany during WWII
nation's resources in waging war on Germany: whether the Royal Air Force (RAF) should be reduced to allow more resources to go to the British Army and
Dehousing
Royal Air Force bombing operation during World War II
of 17/18 August 1943. Group Captain John Searby, commanding officer of No. 83 Squadron RAF, commanded the operation, the first time that Bomber Command
Operation_Hydra_(1943)
WW2 British earthquake bomb
000 lb (Grand Slam) was a 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) earthquake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against German targets towards the end of the Second World
Grand_Slam_(bomb)
Bonnie St. John, medal-winning Paralympic skier Henry Melvin 'Dinghy' Young, RAF pilot and rower in the 1938 Boat Race Michele Acton, Principal, St Hugh's
List of people associated with Trinity College, Oxford
List_of_people_associated_with_Trinity_College,_Oxford
English actor (born 1940)
Year Title Role Notes 1963 Cleopatra 1st Officer Uncredited 1964 The System Nidge 1965 Operation Crossbow RAF 'Dakota' Navigator Uncredited 1968 Assignment
John_Alderton
2006 British film
with two KGB Officers, Krivosheyev (Benedek Gulya) and Sokolov (Peter Kertesz) and is shown a film which features a former Nazi Gestapo officer denouncing
Joy_Division_(2006_film)
British actress and Bletchley Park veteran (1917–2021)
dramatic society, where she met her future husband, Jim Rose, then an RAF officer working in Hut 3 on intelligence reports from decrypted German air force
Pamela_Rose
1943 British strategic bombing in WWII
interest engaged, Operation Bellicose was ordered. Arthur Harris, as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Bomber Command, was in the midst of the Battle of the
Operation_Bellicose
Surname list
businessman Rachel Simons (1914–2004), South African communist and trade unionist Raf Simons (born 1968), Belgian fashion designer Regillio Simons (born 1973)
Simons
British Army officer (1896–1965)
larger General Aircraft Hamilcar gliders. Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, Commander-in-Chief RAF Bomber Command, in particular, felt that the 1st Airborne Division
Frederick_Browning
1st episode of the 1st series of Thunderbirds
Andersons drew inspiration from Gerry's memories of his National Service in the RAF, during which he witnessed the fatal crash of a Mosquito aircraft and the
Trapped_in_the_Sky
British politician
and is a Patron of London's Air Ambulance. "RAF – Commandant General Royal Auxiliary Air Force". www.raf.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 24 April
Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook
Maxwell_Aitken,_3rd_Baron_Beaverbrook
British military aviator (1921–2016)
of aviation. Burbridge applied to join the RAF in September 1940. He was given the non-commissioned officer Service number 10067. The situation for the
Branse_Burbridge
officer – founding member of SAS W. H. Harbison, British RAF officer Paedo Trev, Royal Navy Petty Officer "Pancho" – Francisco Villa, Mexican Army General during
List of military figures by nickname
List_of_military_figures_by_nickname
Aerial warfare arm of the British Royal Navy (1914–1918)
led the first armoured car units on the Western Front, later Air Officer Commanding RAF units in the Mediterranean William Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill
Royal_Naval_Air_Service
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force (RAF), currently operating as the Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) for the RAF's Typhoon, presently based at RAF Coningsby in the English
No._41_Squadron_RAF
Surname list
(politician) (1865–1949), Canadian politician Ian Allan (RAF officer) (1918–1988), British RAF officer Ian Allan (politician) (1916–2000), Australian politician
Allan_(surname)
British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War and in the First World War
Archibald Armar Montgomery until October 1926, was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1933 to 1936
Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd
Archibald_Montgomery-Massingberd
2004 British television documentary series
No. 35 Squadron RAF, flying Mosquitos Werner Schaumann, 16, a loader of 826 FlaK Battery, a German 20mm anti-aircraft unit Jack Harris, 24, a pilot of
Al_Murray's_Road_to_Berlin
Human settlement in England
by Group Captain Douglas Bader in 1975. RAF Kenley was a strategic airfield in the Battle of Britain. Given RAF Kenley's importance, the Luftwaffe attempted
Kenley
German World War II fighter pilot (1921–2002)
achieve a success for over a year. Air Marshal Arthur Harris, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) RAF Bomber Command escalated the air war in 1943 and began
Wilhelm_Johnen
Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace
rescued. This officer's skill and daring are unexcelled. Over Malta, he had claimed over 27 kills, by far the highest total by an RAF pilot during the
George_Beurling
English actor (1921–2017)
radio procedures at RAF Cranwell for which he won a Korda Scholarship. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Peter Sallis made his first
Peter_Sallis
British air raid on German battleship Tirpitz
facilities, but the mines had not been used in combat, and Harris and several other senior RAF officers were sceptical of their effectiveness. As test flights
Operation_Paravane
1941 poem by John Magee Jr.
in the officers' mess was fellow Pilot Officer Michael Henry Le Bas (later Air Vice-Marshal M. H. Le Bas, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF), with
High_Flight
British Army officer and diplomat (1881–1944)
Greer Dill (25 December 1881 – 4 November 1944) was a senior British Army officer with service in both the First World War and the Second World War. From
John_Dill
Royal Navy training establishment
Staff College, Camberley, and the equivalent in the Royal Air Force was the RAF Staff College, Bracknell. The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was founded
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Royal_Naval_College,_Greenwich
English actor (1904–1997)
stand in for RAF crew members. On the outbreak of World War II in 1939 he enlisted with the British Army, receiving a commission as an officer in the Welsh
Anthony_Bushell
World War II British heavy bomber aircraft
the city of Hamburg during Air Chief Marshal Harris's Operation Gomorrah. On the night of 27 July, 787 RAF aircraft, comprising 74 Vickers Wellingtons
Avro_Lancaster
Aircraft to transport Canadian royals, leaders and dignitaries
Westland Wapitis were delivered to the Royal Air Force's No. 24 Squadron at RAF Northolt in April 1928. Between the following year and 1935, Prince Edward
Royal Canadian Air Force VIP aircraft
Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_VIP_aircraft
20th-century German fighter pilot
units. On the night of 17/18 January 1943 Air Officer Commanding (AOC) RAF Bomber Command, Arthur Harris ordered an attack on Berlin. 170 Avro Lancaster
Paul_Zorner
1940–41 bombing of Britain during WWII
against British cities, beginning with London, in an attempt to draw the RAF Fighter Command into a battle of annihilation. Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall
The_Blitz
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