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RAF Coltishall

Index RAF Coltishall

Royal Air Force Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall, is a former Royal Air Force station located North-North-East of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia, which operated from 1938 to 2006. [1]

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AI Mk. VIII radar

Airborne Interception radar, Mark VIII, or AI Mk.

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Air Fighting Development Unit

The Air Fighting Development Unit (AFDU) was an air technical intelligence part of the Royal Air Force which developed operational tactics and tested captured enemy aircraft.

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Aleksander Gabszewicz

Aleksander Klemens Gabszewicz (6 December 1911 – 10 October 1983) was a Polish fighter pilot and a World War II fighter ace, with a score of 9½ confirmed and 2 probable kills.

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Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury

Air Commodore Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury, (31 January 1906 – 5 April 1994) was a senior Royal Air Force officer and a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 26 years.

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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group usually comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane.

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Big Wing

The Big Wing, also known as a Balbo, was an air fighting tactic proposed during the Battle of Britain by 12 Group commander Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Acting Squadron Leader Douglas Bader.

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Bob Doe

Robert Francis Thomas "Bob" Doe, (10 March 1920 – 21 February 2010) was a British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War.

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Chris Harper (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Christopher Nigel Harper, (born 25 March 1957) is a senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as the UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union from 2011 to 2013.

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City of London Rifles

The City of London Rifles (CLR) was a volunteer regiment of the British Army, originally raised as the 'Printers' Battalion'.

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City of Norwich Aviation Museum

The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is a volunteer run museum and charitable trust dedicated to the preservation of the aviation history of the county of Norfolk, England.

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Class A airfield

Class A airfields were World War II military installations constructed to specifications laid down by the British Air Ministry Directorate-General of Works (AMDGW).

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Clear Sky Lodge Airport

Clear Sky Lodge Airport is a public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) south of the central business district of Clear, Alaska, United States.

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CoH

CoH and COH may refer to.

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Coltishall

Coltishall is a village on the River Bure, west of Wroxham, in the English county of Norfolk, within the Norfolk Broads.

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Coltishall railway station

Coltishall railway station serves the town of Coltishall in Norfolk, and is currently operated by the Bure Valley Railway.

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Dawn Hadlow

Dawn Mary Hadlow (born 21 July 1967) is a British female aviator, and was the RAF's first female flight instructor (QFI) in 1993.

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Delivering Security in a Changing World

The 2003 Defence White Paper, titled Delivering Security in a Changing World, set out the future structure of the British military, and was preceded by the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter, which responded to the immediate challenges to security in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001.

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Denis Crowley-Milling

Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling, (22 March 1919 – 1 December 1996) was a Second World War fighter pilot and later an air officer in the Royal Air Force.

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Denis Spotswood

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood, (26 September 1916 – 11 November 2001) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.

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Douglas Bader

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, (21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War.

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Duxford Aerodrome

Duxford Aerodrome is located south of Cambridge, within the Parish of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England and nearly west of the village.

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Eagle Squadrons

The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF), formed with volunteer pilots from the United States during the early days of World War II (circa 1940), prior to America's entry into the war in December 1941.

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Eco-towns

Eco-towns are a government-sponsored programme of new towns to be built in England, which are intended to achieve exemplary standards of sustainability.

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Edward Saylor

Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Saylor, Ret.

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English Electric Lightning

The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic fighter aircraft of the Cold War era.

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Gate guardian

A gate guardian or gate guard is a withdrawn piece of equipment, often an aircraft, armoured vehicle, artillery piece, or locomotive, mounted on a plinth and used as a static display near to and forming a symbolic display of "guarding" the main entrance to a site, especially a military base.

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Great Yarmouth – North Denes Airport

North Denes Airport is a heliport that is located in the northern suburbs of Great Yarmouth, just off the A149 next to Yarmouth Stadium, formerly used as a base for services to the gas platforms in the southern North Sea.

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Harold Bird-Wilson

Air Vice Marshal Harold Arthur Cooper "Birdie" Bird-Wilson, (20 November 1919 – 27 December 2000) was a senior Royal Air Force officer, and a flying ace of the Second World War.

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Harry Broadhurst

Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst, (28 October 1905 – 29 August 1995), commonly known as Broady, was a senior Royal Air Force commander and flying ace of the Second World War.

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Hawker Hurricane PZ865

PZ865 is a single-engined Second World War Hawker Hurricane fighter operated by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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HM Prison Bure

Her Majesty's Prison Bure, more commonly known as HM Prison Bure, and often abbreviated to HMP Bure, is a Category C men's prison, located in the parish of Scottow in Norfolk, England.

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Howard Peter Blatchford

Howard Peter "Cowboy" Blatchford, DFC (25 February 1912 – 3 May 1943) was a flying ace, who achieved the first Canadian victory in World War II.

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Ian Allan (RAF officer)

Air Commodore John Watson Allan, (6 May 1918 – 9 July 1988), known as Ian Allan, was a Royal Air Force officer and flying ace of the Second World War, who was credited with 14 kills.

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Index of World War II articles (R)

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John Plagis

Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis, DSO, DFC & Bar (1919–1974) was a Southern Rhodesian flying ace in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, noted especially for his part in the defence of Malta during 1942.

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John Stacey

Air Chief Marshal Sir William John Stacey, (1 December 1924 – 1 January 1981) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1970s and until his sudden death from cancer in 1981.

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Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer)

Air Vice Marshal James Edgar Johnson, (9 March 1915 – 30 January 2001), nicknamed "Johnnie", was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace—defined as a pilot that has shot down five or more enemy aircraft in aerial combat—who flew and fought during the Second World War.

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Jorgen Thalbitzer

Flying Officer Jorgen Billy Thalbitzer (22 May 1920 – 29 March 1943), was a Danish pilot who joined the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War, became a prisoner of war (POW) and died following escape from prison.

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Joseph Gilbert (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Alfred Gilbert, (born 15 June 1931) is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy Commander of Strike Command from 1984 to 1986.

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Kanalkampf

The Kanalkampf (Channel Battle) was the German name for air operations by the German Luftwaffe against the British Royal Air Force (RAF) over the English Channel, which marked the beginning of the Battle of Britain in July 1940, during the Second World War.

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Keith Lawrence (RAF officer)

Keith Ashley Lawrence (25 November 1919 – 2 June 2016) was a New Zealand-born British Royal Air Force Officer, who was one of the last surviving members of "The Few".

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Laddie Lucas

Percy Belgrave Lucas, (2 September 1915 – 20 March 1998), commonly known as Laddie Lucas, was a Royal Air Force officer, left-handed golfer, author and Member of Parliament (MP).

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Lakenheath-Bentwaters incident

The Lakenheath-Bentwaters Incident was a series of radar and visual contacts with Unidentified flying objects (UFO) that took place over airbases in eastern England on the night of 13–14 August 1956, involving personnel from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF).

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Lamas, Norfolk

Lamas (also spelled Lammas) is a village in Broadland, Norfolk, England.

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List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1960–74)

This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred.

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List of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning twin-engined interceptor and multi-role fighter.

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List of airline codes (R)

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List of airports by ICAO code: E

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List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies

List of airports in the United Kingdom is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields) in the UK and the British Crown Dependencies.

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List of Battle of Britain airfields

During the Battle of Britain, the defence of the UK's airspace was divided up within RAF Fighter Command into four Groups, each comprising several airfields and squadrons.

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List of former Royal Air Force stations

This list of former RAF stations is a list of all stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.

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List of Norfolk airfields

This is a list of current or former military airfields within the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia.

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List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (L–N)

The following is a list of pilots and other aircrew who flew during the Battle of Britain, and were awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp to the 1939–45 Star by flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period from 0001 hours on 10 July to 2359 hours 31 October 1940.

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List of Royal Air Force conversion units

Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCU) were training units of the Royal Air Force.

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List of surviving de Havilland Mosquitos

The de Havilland Mosquito is a British two-engine multi-role combat aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied air forces during World War II.

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List of V Bomber dispersal bases

In its early years, the British V bomber force relied on the concept of aircraft dispersal to escape the effects of an enemy attack on their main bases.

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Little Hautbois

Little Hautbois is a small hamlet in Broadland, England, part of the parish of Lamas.

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Manston Airport

Manston Airport, formerly, is a closed British airport.

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Matlaske

Matlaske is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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No. 100 Squadron RAF

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No. 118 Squadron RAF

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No. 124 Squadron RAF

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No. 125 Squadron RAF

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No. 133 Squadron RAF

133 Squadron RAF was one of the famous Eagle squadrons formed from American volunteers serving with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.

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No. 137 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 141 Squadron RAF

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No. 145 Squadron RAF

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No. 151 Squadron RAF

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No. 1564 Flight RAF

No.

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No. 16 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 202 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 22 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF

No.

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No. 228 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 242 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 255 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

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No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF

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No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron

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No. 318 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron

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No. 38 Group RAF

No 38 Group RAF is a group of the Royal Air Force.

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No. 41 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 488 Squadron RNZAF

488 Squadron was the name given to two distinct Royal New Zealand Air Force squadrons during the Second World War.

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No. 515 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 54 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 6 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 602 Squadron RAF

602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadron.

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No. 603 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 604 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 611 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 616 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 64 Squadron RAF

No.

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No. 68 Squadron RAF

The name No.

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No. 74 Squadron RAF

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Operation Gisela

Operation Gisela was the codename for a German military operation of the Second World War.

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Operation Granby

Operation GRANBY, commonly abbreviated Op GRANBY, was the code name given to the British military operations during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Patrick Dunn (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Patrick Hunter Dunn, (31 December 1912 – 17 June 2004) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Flying Training Command from 1964 to 1966.

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Paul Evans (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Christopher Paul Anthony Evans, (born 1954) is a former senior Royal Air Force officer and medical doctor.

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Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain

The Polish Air Forces (Polskie Siły Powietrzne) was the name of the Polish Air Forces formed in France and the United Kingdom during World War II.

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RAF Air Defence Radar Museum

The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum is a museum on the site of the former Royal Air Force radar and control base RAF Neatishead, close to the village of Horning in Norfolk, England.

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RAF Castletown

Royal Air Force station Castletown or more simply RAF Castletown is a former Royal Air Force station that operated during the Second World War.

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RAF Coleby Grange

Royal Air Force Station Coleby Grange or more simply RAF Coleby Grange was a Royal Air Force station situated alongside the western edge of the A15 on open heathland between the villages of Coleby and Nocton Heath and lying due south of the county town Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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RAF Coningsby

Royal Air Force Coningsby or more simply RAF Coningsby, is a Royal Air Force station located south west of Horncastle, and north west of Boston, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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RAF Fighter Command Order of Battle 1940

This article lists the RAF Fighter Command order of battle at 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain.

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RAF Honiley

Royal Air Force Honiley or RAF Honiley is a former Royal Air Force station located in Wroxall, Warwickshire, southwest of Coventry, England.

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RAF Hornchurch

Royal Air Force Station Hornchurch or RAF Hornchurch was an airfield in the parish of Hornchurch, Essex (now the London Borough of Havering in Greater London), located to the southeast of Romford.

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RAF Lossiemouth

Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth or Lossie is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, north-east Scotland.

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RAF Manston

RAF Manston was an RAF station in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996.

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RAF Marham

Royal Air Force Marham, or more simply RAF Marham, is a Royal Air Force station and military airbase near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia.

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RAF Matlaske

RAF Matlaske was a satellite air field of the Royal Air Force to RAF Coltishall, situated near Matlaske in Norfolk, England.

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RAF Sculthorpe

RAF Sculthorpe is a military training facility for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence, about west of Fakenham in Norfolk, England.

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RAF Search and Rescue Force

The Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force (SARF or SAR Force) was the Royal Air Force organisation which provided around-the-clock aeronautical search and rescue cover in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands.

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RAF West Beckham

Royal Air Force West Beckham or RAF West Beckham is a former Chain Home Radar station controlled by the Royal Air Force located South east of Holt, Norfolk and South west of Cromer, Norfolk, England.

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Richard Garwood

Air Marshal Sir Richard Frank Garwood, is a senior Royal Air Force officer.

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Robert Stanford Tuck

Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) was a British fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot.

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Ronald Lees

Air Marshal Sir Ronald Beresford Lees, (27 April 1910 – 18 May 1991) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

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Scottow

Scottow is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is a British-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike role.

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Stephen Dalton

Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, (born 23 April 1954)Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, is a retired Royal Air Force commander and current Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.

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Stratton Strawless

Stratton Strawless is a village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland.

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Structure of the Royal Air Force in 1989

At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Royal Air Force structure was as follows.

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Thunder and Lightnings

Thunder and Lightnings is a realistic children's novel by Jan Mark, published in 1976 by Kestrel Books of Harmondsworth in London, with illustrations by Jim Russell.

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Tim Thorn

Air Commodore Timothy Gane Thorn, (born 21 September 1942), often known as Tim Thorn and nicknamed "Tiger", is a retired Royal Air Force officer and up to January 2010 was a pilot and flying instructor at 6 Air Experience Flight at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.

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William Schaffner

Captain William Schaffner (born September 11, 1941 - September 8, 1970) was a pilot in the United States Air Force.

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Wing leader

Wing leader, or wing commander (flying), denotes the tactical commander of a Commonwealth military wing on flying operations.

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1960 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1960.

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1981 Bristow Helicopters Westland Wessex crash

G-ASWI was a Westland Wessex 60, operated by Bristow Helicopters operating between Bacton Gas Terminal, in Norfolk, and Amoco gas platforms in the North Sea.

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1986 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1986 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries.

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356th Moonlight Battery, Royal Artillery

The 356th Moonlight Battery, Royal Artillery was a searchlight unit of the British Army that provided artificial illumination, or 'Monty's Moonlight', for night operations by 21st Army Group during the campaign in North West Europe in 1944–45.

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40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Anti-Aircraft Command in the British Territorial Army (TA) formed shortly before the outbreak of World War II.

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417th Weapons Squadron

The 417th Weapons Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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557th Moonlight Battery, Royal Artillery

The 557th Independent Moonlight Battery, Royal Artillery was a Searchlight (S/L) unit of the British Army that provided artificial illumination, or 'Monty's Moonlight', for night operations by 21st Army Group during the campaign in North West Europe in 1944–45.

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62d Expeditionary Attack Squadron

The 62d Expeditionary Attack Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit.

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References

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

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