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Re: Where do I find RAF citiations???
Mike,
The citation is the text that appears in the London Gazette. It is usually an abridgement of the text of the recommendation. The recommendation might list airplanes shot down during the period of the recommendation, or for a bomber pilot the missions flown (dates and targets). The citation might simply give the total airplanes shot down during the period, or the total number of missions.
Recommendations are in Air 2. NA/PRO does not have an index to Air 2. That is at an RAF personnel facility whose name I can never remember. PRO staff can probably give you its name and phone number. If you phone them with a name or two, they can usually give you the Air Historial Branch reference numbers in a few minutes. Those AHB reference numbers are what follows Air 2/...
Enjoy!
Frank.
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