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W/O Herbert David Denchfield

from: United Kingdom Derbyshire Eckington ... details
update: 2022-11-20

S/L John C Graham

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/O Lionel Charles Ewens

from: United Kingdom Taunton ... details
update: 2022-11-20

W/O Walter Caithness Francis

from: Australia Toowoomba ... details
update: 2022-11-20

W/C Charles Gordon Chaloner Olive

from: Australia Queensland Brisbane ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/Sgt Jack Charles Laugher

from: Australia New South Wales Bangalow ... details
update: 2022-11-20

Adj Xavier Cherade Montbron

from: France Aquitaine Benayes ... details
update: 2022-11-20

Sgt Audbrey Cyril Baker

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2022-11-20

S/L Thomas Clifford Iveson

from: United Kingdom York ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/O George Allan Cashion

from: Canada Quebec ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/O Lawrence Archie Blake

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/O Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson

from: Wales Denbighshire Prestatyn ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/O John Anthony Ulm

from: Australia Paddington ... details
update: 2022-11-20

F/O Donald Alfred Stevenson

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2022-11-20

W/O Richard Alan Watson

from: United Kingdom ... details
update: 2022-11-20
 
* recent aircraft updated

SX367

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX368

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX369

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX370

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX386

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX387

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX388

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX389

stats: Seafire-XVII West GVI ... details
update: 2025-10-27

SX549

stats: F22 COA G61 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TA738

stats: LFIX CBAF M66 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TA739

stats: LFXVI ? M266 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TA740

stats: LFIX CBAF M66 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TA741

stats: LFXVI ? M266 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TA742

stats: LFIX CBAF M66 ... details
update: 2025-10-27

TA743

stats: LFIX CBAF M66 ... details
update: 2025-10-27
 
* recent comments & questions

Canadian Status?

Can anyone resolve if this pilot actually had Canadian citizenship when allowed to join the RAF, or, exactly under what terms he was allowed ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-17 ... details

kifa added

Should be addressed now as 'kifa' status added, thanks. ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-17 ... details

Thankyou, yes, issue is missing code

You are correct -- and you've hit on a BETA issue with the site -- kia was used temporarily until 'kifa' (killed in flying accident) could b ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-17 ... details

Beurling - KIA?

Hi. Having read the entry for F/L George Beurling on the Pilots page, I have to ask, is "status: kia" appropriate? In the words of Wikipedia ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-17 ... details

Pics

Would anyone have any images of this pilot from the war years? ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-12 ... details

Spitfire Serial

Spitfire serial unknown - on date of rescue (26 Aug, 1940, B of B), after being shot by Bf.109. Anyone? ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-11 ... details

Additional Information?

Anyone have additional information on this pilot, don't have much. ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-11 ... details

High Flight

High Flight is a famous poem quoted extensively by aviation enthusiasts, it seems to capture the bond between aircraft and pilot, in particu ...

on: pilots, 2015-09-07 ... details