Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Allied and Soviet Air Forces

Allied and Soviet Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the Air Forces of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 22nd January 2012, 03:31
Observer1940 Observer1940 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 281
Observer1940 is on a distinguished road
Battle of Britain Memorial Westminster Abbey Has 732 Names of Bomber Command Pilots and Aircrew

The sister of a Bomber Command Whitley Captain informed me that she was invited to the Battle of Britain Memorial Service in Westminster Abbey on the 10th July 1947 as her brother Alan, a Whitley bomber Captain Flying Officer W. A. Stenhouse had been killed during the Battle of Britain air conflict and she showed me the Order of Service and Memorial Brochure to indicate that she had indeed been invited.

Until that point, I was unaware that Bomber Command Pilots and Aircrew killed during the Battle were recognised in any Battle of Britain Memorial.

However, the Battle of Britain Memorial in Westminster Abbey, Roll of Honour contains the names of 1,497 Pilots and Aircrew killed during the Battle of Britain conflict. The names in the Battle of Britain Memorial Roll of Honour are made up of:-

732 from Bomber Command
449 from Fighter Command
268 from Coastal Command
34 from the Fleet Air Arm
14 from Other RAF Commands

Also a 1940 77 Squadron Bomber Pilot informs me that they were also awarded the Defence Medal for defending our shores and the UK during the Battle of Britain whilst on operations and did we also receive the medal.

Mark

Last edited by Observer1940; 22nd January 2012 at 10:41.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Battle of Britain and Malta aircrew gedburke3 Allied and Soviet Air Forces 0 9th February 2008 16:15


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 07:14.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net