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Amyas Borton

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Air Vice Marshal Amyas Eden Borton, (20 September 1886 – 15 August 1969) was a pilot and commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1920s. [1]

25 relations: Amyas, Anti-aircraft warfare, Arthur Borton, Arthur Borton (British Army officer), Biffy, Borton, Charles Burnett (RAF officer), Charles Longcroft, Dorothy Spicer, Francis Stewart Briggs, Frederick Halahan, John Salmond, List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912, List of Royal Flying Corps generals, No. 40 Wing RAF, No. 5 Wing RAF, Order of battle for the Battle of Megiddo (1918), Palestine Brigade RAF, Philip Joubert de la Ferté, RAF Iraq Command, Richard Williams (RAAF officer), Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Sefton Brancker, 1918 in aviation, 1922 New Year Honours.

Amyas

Amyas is a surname and male forename thought to be derived either from the Latin verb amare or the French city of Amiens.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action."AAP-6 They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons).

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Arthur Borton

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Drummond Borton (1 July 1883 – 5 January 1933) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Arthur Borton (British Army officer)

General Sir Arthur Borton (20 January 1814 – 7 September 1893) was a British Army officer who became Governor of Malta.

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Biffy

Biffy may refer to.

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Borton

Borton may refer to.

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Charles Burnett (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett, (3 April 1882 – 9 April 1945) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first half of the 20th century.

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Charles Longcroft

Air Vice Marshal Sir Charles Alexander Holcombe Longcroft, (13 May 1883 – 20 February 1958) was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps who went on to become a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.

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Dorothy Spicer

Dorothy Norman Pearse née Spicer (1908–1946) was an English aviatrix, and the first woman to gain an advanced qualification in aeronautical engineering.

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Francis Stewart Briggs

Francis Stewart Briggs (18 September 1897 – 21 July 1966) was a pioneering Australian aviator.

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Frederick Halahan

Air Vice Marshal Frederick Crosby Halahan, (27 May 1880 – 17 October 1965) was a gunnery officer in the Royal Navy during the early years of the 20th century who became involved in early naval aviation efforts.

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John Salmond

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force.

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List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912

The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910.

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List of Royal Flying Corps generals

The following is a list of senior Royal Flying Corps generals.

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No. 40 Wing RAF

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No. 5 Wing RAF

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Order of battle for the Battle of Megiddo (1918)

This is the order of battle for the Battle of Megiddo (1918), the concluding engagement of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.

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Palestine Brigade RAF

The Palestine Brigade of the Royal Flying Corps, and later Royal Air Force, was formed 5 October 1917 in response to General Allenby's request for an air formation for his planned offensive against the Ottoman Empire in Palestine.

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Philip Joubert de la Ferté

Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Bennet Joubert de la Ferté, (21 May 1887 – 21 January 1965) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1930s and the Second World War.

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RAF Iraq Command

Iraq Command was the Royal Air Force (RAF) commanded inter-service command in charge of British forces in Iraq in the 1920s and early 1930s, during the period of the British Mandate of Mesopotamia.

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Richard Williams (RAAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, (3 August 18907 February 1980) is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

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Royal Air Force College Cranwell

The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force training and education academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to be commissioned officers.

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Sefton Brancker

Air Vice Marshal Sir William Sefton Brancker, (22 March 1877 – 5 October 1930), commonly known as Sir Sefton Brancker, was a senior officer of the Royal Flying Corps and later Royal Air Force, and pioneer in British civil and military aviation.

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1918 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1918.

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1922 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1922 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyas_Borton

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