Royal Air Force Birch or more simply RAF Birch is a former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England. The airfield is located 2 mi (3.2 km) northeast of...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (redirect from List of former RAF stations)
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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Betula pendula (redirect from Silver birch)
Betula pendula, commonly known as silver birch, warty birch, European white birch, or East Asian white birch, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae...
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No. 3 Group RAF (3 Gp) of the Royal Air Force was an RAF group first active in 1918, again between 1923 and 1926, then as part of RAF Bomber Command from...
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19 March the battalion moved to Birch camp, RAF Birch, near Colchester, Essex. The 2nd Ox and Bucks took off from Birch and Gosfield airfields at 06.30hrs...
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The squadron arrived at its first overseas station, RAF Birch in April 1944, but soon moved to RAF Gosfield. The squadron flew its first combat mission...
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Green a former RAF officer. Her great-aunt was one of the Gaiety Girls. Birch is based in the United States as of at least 2012. Birch played the role...
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397th's departure, personnel of the 410th Bombardment Group moved in from RAF Birch. The 410th was equipped with Douglas A-20G and A-20J Havoc light twin...
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Royal Air Force (RAF) and other air forces in the European, Mediterranean, and Italian theatres. The Mosquito was also operated by the RAF in the Southeast...
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1988, p. 103. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since...
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V bomber (redirect from RAF strategic bomber)
appearance of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, which Nigel Birch, the Secretary of State for Air and senior RAF officers saw at Tushino Airfield on 24 June 1956...
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The squadron arrived at its first overseas station, RAF Birch in April 1944, but soon moved to RAF Gosfield. The squadron flew its first combat mission...
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The squadron arrived at its first overseas station, RAF Birch in April 1944, but soon moved to RAF Gosfield. The squadron flew its first combat mission...
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NAA to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, NAA proposed the...
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Arthur John Birch, AC CMG FRS FAA (3 August 1915 – 8 December 1995) was an Australian organic chemist. Birch developed the Birch reduction of aromatic...
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Air Field, Florida, c. 8 February-c. 13 March 1944 RAF Birch (AAF-149), England, c. 4 April 1944 RAF Gosfield (AAF-154), England, c. 16 April 1944 Coulommiers...
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The squadron arrived at its first overseas station, RAF Birch in April 1944, but soon moved to RAF Gosfield. The squadron flew its first combat mission...
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Royal Air Force Greenham Common or more simply RAF Greenham Common is a former Royal Air Force station in the civil parishes of Greenham and Thatcham...
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in air defence from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending Tornado F3 service in the RAF. No. 111 Squadron of...
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Royal Air Force Welford or more simply RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The station is located approximately 6...
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Royal Air Force Cottesmore or more simply RAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, situated between Cottesmore and Market...
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among other things, Operation Carthage carried out by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Copenhagen, Denmark during the Second World War, where one of the planes...
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Books 2002 Delve 1999 p27 Birch 1987, p.11 Newby Grant 1981 p.22 Birch, 1987 Delve 1999 pp27-28 Delve p28 Delve p29 Birch 1987 Newby-Grant, William-P-51...
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AAC Middle Wallop (redirect from RAF Middle Wallop)
training at RAF Shawbury. The base is notable for having previously served as both a Royal Navy (as HMS Flycatcher) and a Royal Air Force (as RAF Middle Wallop)...
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Ramat David Airbase (redirect from RAF Ramat David)
RAF No. 37 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 154 Squadron RAF No. 208 Squadron RAF No. 213 Squadron RAF No...
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Force Barkston Heath or RAF Barkston Heath (ICAO: EGYE) is a Royal Air Force Relief Landing Ground under the command of RAF Cranwell near Grantham, Lincolnshire...
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Exeter Airport (redirect from RAF Exeter)
Squadron RAF No. 19 Squadron RAF No. 21 Squadron RAF No. 26 (South African) Squadron RAF No. 42 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF No. 93 Squadron RAF No. 124...
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Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It was also known as Beaulieu...
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"POW" – "prisoner of war". For details of RAF rank abbreviations, see RAF Commissioned Officer Ranks and RAF Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks. For details...
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RAF Andover (IATA: ADV, ICAO: EGWA) is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station in England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Andover, Hampshire...
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