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British flying ace of WWII
Robert Findlay Boyd, DSO, DFC & Bar (8 June 1916 – 22 February 1975) was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second
Robert_Boyd_(RAF_officer)
Topics referred to by the same term
Syllabic Shorthand Robert Boyd (bishop) (1890–1958), Anglican bishop of Killaloe and Clonfert and of Derry and Raphoe Robert Boyd (RAF officer) (1916–1975)
Robert_Boyd
British flying ace of WWII
Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with shooting down at least sixteen aircraft. Born in Chelsea, London, Robinson joined the RAF in
Michael Robinson (RAF officer)
Michael_Robinson_(RAF_officer)
British fighter pilot and test pilot (1916–1987)
a window joinery company before joining the RAF on a short service commission as an acting pilot officer in September 1935. After completing his training
Robert_Stanford_Tuck
RAF flying ace in the Second World War
Group RAF of Bomber Command at RAF Mildenhall. On 1 October 1963 he was promoted to air vice marshal and served as air officer commanding (AOC) RAF Middle
Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer, born 1915)
Johnnie_Johnson_(RAF_officer,_born_1915)
British World War II flying ace
rank of pilot officer. His training mainly consisted of an introduction to flying by civilian organisations contracted to do so by the RAF. Successful candidates
John_Braham_(RAF_officer)
British flying ace of WWII
November 1944) was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least
Alfred_Marshall_(RAF_officer)
British flying ace of WWII
Adrian Boyd, DSO, DFC & Bar (1 January 1913 – 21 January 1975) was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World
Adrian_Boyd
British aviator (1915–1940)
1938, at the age of 23, Dundas was commissioned as a pilot officer in No. 609 Squadron RAF, an Auxiliary Air Force squadron. Hugh and John's godfather
John_Dundas_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force fighter pilot (1917-2008)
to flying officer on 27 October 1938. Brothers first saw action during the Battle of Britain as a flight commander in No 32. Squadron RAF which was then
Peter_Malam_Brothers
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)
Royal Air Force officer (1890–1967)
(RAF) during the inter-war years when he served in Turkey, Great Britain and the Far East. During World War II, as Air Officer Commanding of the RAF Middle
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Arthur_Tedder,_1st_Baron_Tedder
"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)
Victoria Street in the City of Westminster. Drake was sent to RAF Uxbridge as a Pilot Officer on probation, and there he learned parade and drill. After
Billy_Drake
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 Simon
No._1_Group_RAF
British flying ace of WWII
Deciding on a career in the Royal Air Force (RAF), he commenced initial officer training as a flight cadet at the RAF's College Cranwell in September the same
Harold_Atkinson_(RAF_officer)
recipient Air Chief Marshal Sir James Robb (RAF officer) Rear Admiral George Pirie Thomson, naval officer and Britain's Chief Press Censor in WWII Lieutenant
List of people educated at George Watson's College
List_of_people_educated_at_George_Watson's_College
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
1988 British ITV drama
fourteen officers have survived. Some of the major themes explored in the script include: the snobbery and class-consciousness that existed in the RAF during
Piece_of_Cake_(TV_series)
Royal Air Force fighter pilot
and trained as a pilot. Commissioned as a pilot officer in March 1942, he joined No. 609 Squadron RAF on 17 November 1942, flying the Hawker Typhoon.
John_Robert_Baldwin
British army officer and former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe Air Marshal Sir Charles Steele, former Commander-in-Chief of RAF Coastal Command
List_of_Old_Oundelians
British flying ace of WWII
July 1987) was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down ten aircraft
James_Benson_(RAF_officer)
F. Eligible but did not convert Empire Gallantry Medal Flying Officer G. R. Branch, RAF Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam, Chief of Staff of the Indian
List of Old Etonians in the armed services
List_of_Old_Etonians_in_the_armed_services
Former command of the Royal Air Force
numbered from 900 to 994. The following officers were in command: 1 November 1938 Air Vice-Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd 1 December 1940 Air Marshal Sir Leslie
RAF_Balloon_Command
British flying ace of WWII
postwar period. Born in Bradford, Topham joined the RAF in early 1939 and was commissioned as a pilot officer by the end of the year. Posted to No. 219 Squadron
John_Topham_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1905–1995)
Air Force Cross in 1937, he served at the RAF Staff College in Andover. In January 1939 he was posted as Officer Commanding No. 111 Squadron. In May 1940
Harry_Broadhurst
Royal Air Force main operating base in Norfolk, England
RAF Marham (IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Marham in the county of Norfolk, East Anglia, south of King's Lynn
RAF_Marham
South African WWII flying ace and anti-apartheid activist (1910–1963)
Squadron RAF. Believing 56 to be the enemy, Malan ordered an attack. Paddy Byrne and John Freeborn downed two RAF aircraft, killing one officer – Montague
Sailor_Malan
Royal Air Force Air Marshal (1915–1995)
then as Officer Commanding No. 23 Squadron before becoming Sector Commander at RAF Kenley and then commanding No. 140 Wing. Remaining in the RAF after the
Peter_Wykeham
British flying ace of WWII
Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least eleven aircraft. From Liverpool, Webster joined the RAF in 1935
John_Webster_(RAF_officer)
Eyes" Cunningham, RAF officer and ace pilot Air Vice-Marshal John Downey, RAF officer and fighter pilot Bryan Draper, RAF officer and flying ace Captain
List of people educated at Whitgift School
List_of_people_educated_at_Whitgift_School
Irish flying ace of WWII
then was a wing leader. He was serving as a staff officer at the end of the war. Remaining in the RAF during the postwar period, he commanded No. 249 Squadron
John_Kilmartin_(RAF_officer)
Canadian-British fighter pilot (1910–1985)
the squadron on 20 July 1940, he then served as commanding officer of No. 68 Squadron RAF, a night fighter unit, from February 1941 until January 1943
Sir_Max_Aitken,_2nd_Baronet
British flying ace of WWII
(1909–15 December 1941) was a British flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of fifteen
Richard_Stevens_(RAF_officer)
Former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England
Royal Air Force Hornchurch, or more simply RAF Hornchurch, is a former Royal Air Force sector station in the parish of Hornchurch, Essex (now the London
RAF_Hornchurch
British flying ace of WWII
Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with having shot down at least fifteen aircraft. Born in Chelsea, London, Owen joined the RAF in 1941
Alan_Owen_(RAF_officer)
British flying ace of WWII
Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of twelve aircraft. From Hampstead, Hodgkinson joined the RAF in 1932,
Arthur Hodgkinson (RAF officer)
Arthur_Hodgkinson_(RAF_officer)
1954 was Officer Commanding RAF Duxford. He retired from the RAF in 1958, and died in March 1975. J.N. Houterman. "Royal Air Force Officers 1939–1945
James_Rankin_(RAF_officer)
British World War II flying ace
McNeill Boyd, DSO, DFC (20 June 1918 – 4 April 2014) was a Royal Air Force officer and flying ace of the Second World War, and a businessman. Boyd was born
Archie_Boyd
British flying ace of WWII
AFC (8 June 1916 – 4 June 2009) was a flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of thirteen
Kenneth Mackenzie (RAF officer)
Kenneth_Mackenzie_(RAF_officer)
Administration Staff Officer at RAF Fighter Command, before becoming Officer Commanding Administration Wing, No. 3 Flying Training School RAF. He was awarded
Ian_Allan_(RAF_officer)
British RAF fighter pilot (1919–1941)
joined the RAF as a sergeant pilot. After further training at No.6 Flying School RAF Little Rissington, he was commissioned as a pilot officer (Service
Eric_Lock
British flying ace of WWII
ace and senior officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and the postwar period. During his service with the RAF, he was credited
Ronald_Berry_(RAF_officer)
RAF fighter ace (1922-2007)
Arm on his 18th birthday. He was rejected but in June 1940 he joined the RAF as a cadet. Duke underwent pilot training and was commissioned at No. 58
Neville_Duke
"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 (O–R)
List_of_RAF_aircrew_in_the_Battle_of_Britain_(O–R)
British military aviator (1920–2000)
War, Page received his call-up papers and joined the RAF with the rank of acting pilot officer. He received his Initial and Advanced flight training
Geoffrey_Page
New Zealand flying ace (1917–1995)
service commission as an acting pilot officer on probation. He then commenced initial officer training at RAF Uxbridge for two weeks before, on 21 January
Alan_Deere
2007 Canadian slasher film
Harris as Nancy Simmons Steve Byers as Tommy St. Clair Shawn Roberts as Clarke Seamus Boyd Banks as Mike Clara Daniel Clark as Kenny Radford Lenka Matuska
Left for Dead (2007 horror film)
Left_for_Dead_(2007_horror_film)
British government recognitions
RAF. Cyril William Sweetman (162018), RAF. Robert James Trace (197610), RAFRO. Flying Officer William Henry Thick (2235182), RAF. Master Pilot Robert
1952_Birthday_Honours
Irish-born RAF flying ace (1903–1942)
to command RAF Kenley on 25 January 1942 and was able to fly more frequently with his squadrons. Accompanied by Wing Commander Robert Boyd he took off
Victor_Beamish
British flying ace of WWII
1918 – 31 August 1943) was a British flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited with the destruction of at least
Frederick Robertson (RAF officer)
Frederick_Robertson_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force officer and decorated flying ace (1917 – 1988)
of his course, Dutton was commissioned into the RAF on 24 August as a probationary acting pilot officer. Further flight training at No. 8 Flying Training
Roy_Dutton
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
British flying ace of WWII
Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least twelve aircraft. From Woking, White joined the RAF in 1940 at
Harold_White_(RAF_officer)
British flying ace (1917–2001)
an officer in the Order of the British Empire in May 1956, he was elevated to a Commander in the order four years later. He retired from the RAF in 1967
John_Ellis_(RAF_officer)
Military unit
Joe Berry of FIU was appointed commanding officer of the combined unit. The squadron was disbanded at RAF Hunsdon at the end of the war on 20 April 1945
No._501_Squadron_RAuxAF
DFC & Bar, AFC (3 June 1914 – 29 November 1981) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with
William_Vale
British flying ace of WWII
August 2002) was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Poor record keeping means there is some uncertainty
James_Sanders_(RAF_officer)
Irish RAF officer killed in action
Finucane among his colleagues, was an Irish Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace—defined as an aviator credited with five or
Paddy_Finucane
Czech pilot (1916–1959)
Force (RAF) in the Second World War. He was in combat service from May 1940 to October 1942, first with the French Air Force and then with the RAF. Kuttelwascher
Karel_Kuttelwascher
University flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
officer), RAF Officer Wg Cdr Archie Boyd, RAF Officer Wg Cdr Hugh John Beazley, RAF Officer Sqn Ldr Dinghy Young, RAF Officer and Distinguished Flying Cross
Oxford University Air Squadron
Oxford_University_Air_Squadron
Fourth son of Count Otto von Czernin
acting pilot officer on a short service commission in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Qualifying as a pilot, he was posted to No. 57 Squadron RAF at RAF Upper Heyford
Count_Manfred_Beckett_Czernin
British World War II flying ace
shared air victories. Commissioned as pilot officer in April 1940, he transferred to No. 3 Squadron RAF and participated in the Battle of France. In
Frank_Reginald_Carey
British flying ace of WWII
flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. During his service with the RAF, he was credited with having destroyed at
Donald_McKay_(RAF_officer)
South African born World War II Flying ace for the RAF
career in the RAF offered better prospects than as an instructor in South Africa and applied. After an interview with an RAF Recruiting Officer in South Africa
Pat_Pattle
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
British television drama series (1972–1974)
Squadron, RAF Marham, by their son, Brendan Bruce. Flight Lieutenant Phil Carrington (Robert Wagner) – Flight Lieutenant Carrington is an American officer who
Colditz_(1972_TV_series)
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Hampshire, England
1922, the first college to train officers in the administrative, staff and policy aspects of running an air force. RAF Andover saw action during the Second
RAF_Andover
British flying ace
Commanding Officer of No. 602 Squadron AAF. Clydesdale invited McKellar to join the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF) and was soon commissioned into the RAF as a pilot
Archie_McKellar
Regent and Crown Prince of Iraq (1913–1958)
and a close friend of Alan Lennox-Boyd, MP (who was later elevated to the peerage, in 1960, as the 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton). Bloch says that after
Abd_al-Ilah
British military officer role
or 2-star rank flag officers. Commander British Forces (CBF) British Forces Cyprus was a rotational post between the Army and RAF, at two-star level;
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
Deputy_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff
British flying ace of WWII
March 1995) was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least
George_Gilroy_(RAF_officer)
British flying ace (1920–1990)
DFM & Two Bars (7 January 1920 – 31 December 1990) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) aviator and flying ace of the Second World War. He was the only person to
Donald_Kingaby
New Zealand RAF officer (1916–2000)
DSO, DFC (24 August 1916 – 1 July 2000) was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) officer and a flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction
John_Gibson_(RAF_officer)
British World War II flying ace
pilot who joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and became a flying ace. He remained with RAF until his death in a flying accident
Lance_C._Wade
Royal Air Force officer and flying ace (1913–2006)
DSO, DFM & Bar (18 January 1913 – 28 June 2006) was an officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and a flying ace of the Second World War. He is credited
George_Unwin
British flying ace of WWII
joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) on a short service commission in March 1937. His commission as an acting pilot officer was granted on 18 May. After
Paul_Richey
British Army officer, diplomat and writer (1888–1935)
in August 1922. At the RAF recruiting centre in Covent Garden, London, he was interviewed by recruiting officer Flying Officer W. E. Johns, later known
T._E._Lawrence
New Zealand flying ace (1916–2005)
and, now a pilot officer, he was posted to England to join the Royal Air Force (RAF). Along with 22 other RNZAF pilots, including Robert Spurdle who, like
Edward_Wells_(RNZAF_officer)
Allied oceangoing convoys
190, 195. Boyd 2024, p. 147. Ruegg & Hague 1993, inside front cover. Ruegg & Hague 1993, p. 21. Kemp 1993, p. 235; Boyd 2024, pp. 322−324. Boyd 2024, p
Arctic convoys of World War II
Arctic_convoys_of_World_War_II
Royal Air Force officer (1916–1943)
Gauntlet II, a biplane fighter. Gleed was promoted to flying officer on 9 October 1938. His RAF nickname, "Widge," is said to be short for "Wizard Midget"
Ian_Gleed
5 22, 25 Edward Carter Eaton Lieutenant 5 65 William Boyd Elliott Captain 5 103 (RFC); 205 (RAF) Sydney Emerson Ellis Flight Sub-lieutenant 5 4N (RNAS)
List of World War I aces from Canada
List_of_World_War_I_aces_from_Canada
British flying ace of WWII
Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least nineteen aircraft. Born in Lambeth, Hallowes joined the RAF in 1929
Herbert_Hallowes
English musicologist (1921–1971)
ARCM status. He then served as a Junior Scientific Officer statistician and researcher in the RAF, working on operational research, until 1945. He was
Thurston_Dart
British flying ace (1919–2010)
Force (RAF) during the Second World War. In 1939, he shot down another RAF fighter in a friendly-fire incident that marked the first death of an RAF fighter
John_Freeborn
Polish flying ace and general (1908–1996)
commanded the 1st Polish Fighter Wing based at RAF Northolt, before being posted to staff work at No. 11 Group RAF HQ. In June 1941 he was assigned as the 2nd
Witold_Urbanowicz
British Army officer and military historian (1854–1930)
father's general Sir Bindon Blood. Barbara married the choral educator and RAF officer James William Webb-Jones on 20 December 1930 at Parish Church, Windsor
Richard_Stanley_Hawks_Moody
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
British flying ace of WWII
Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least fourteen aircraft. Born in Ormskirk, Storrar joined the RAF when
James_Storrar
RAF fighter & test pilot (1920-1951)
commissioned as a Pilot Officer (on probation) on 30 April 1940. A month later Wade was posted to No. 92 Squadron, part of No. 11 Group RAF and then based at
Trevor_Sidney_Wade
RAF officer (1913–2004)
owned a share. For many years he was an honorary member of the RAF Catterick Officers' Mess, where his invariably pleasant and unassuming manner seldom
George_Bennions
acting pilot officer on 7 May 1938, being described at the time as "a tallish, good-looking, fair-headed bloke", and served in No. 66 Squadron RAF. He was
Bobby_Oxspring
School in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
In 2021, Boyd told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry that the late Guy Ray-Hills, a French teacher at Loretto, raped him in 1958 when Boyd was 10 years
Loretto_School
Inactive flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
encompassed three distinct visits to RAF Changi, Singapore. The squadron was later honoured with the 1967 Boyd Trophy for its contributions to the operational
801_Naval_Air_Squadron
British flying ace (1920–2010)
& Reserve Flying Training School) at RAF Redhill, Surrey and combat training with 6 Flying Training School at RAF Little Rissington, in Gloucestershire
Bob_Doe
undergraduate college in West Point, New York that educates and commissions officers for the United States Army. The Academy is a member of the Division I Patriot
List of sportspeople educated at the United States Military Academy
List_of_sportspeople_educated_at_the_United_States_Military_Academy
British government recognitions
(35213), RAF. Civil Division Captain Thomas Campbell Bannerman, Master, Canadian Merchant Navy. Robert Davidson Knox, Chief Engineer Officer, Canadian
1944_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Keith Boyd FMedSci – President and Chief Executive Officer, Boyd Consultants. For services to Gene Therapy and to Medical Education Peter Robert Boyd-Smith
2026_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
John Oliver Morrison (187550), RAF Volunteer Reserve. Peter Rowland (184437), RAF Volunteer Reserve. Acting Warrant Officer Donald Sinclair Campbell (541331)
1948_New_Year_Honours
British flying ace of WWII
pilot officer. Serving with No. 605 Squadron, he was promoted to flying officer in 1938. Edge was called up for service in the Royal Air Force (RAF) a week
Gerald_Edge
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