Guy Gibson

Guy Gibson

male, deceased (1944)
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Victoria Cross, distinguished flying cross, 617 Squadron, royal air force, raf…BomberCommand, Fighter Command
Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC DSO and Bar DFC and Bar RAF (12 August 1918 - 19 September 1944), was the first CO of the RAF's 617 Squadron,...
Richard Peirse

Richard Peirse

male, deceased (1970)
222 Squadron RAF, No. 222 Squadron RAF, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, Recipient of the Legion of Merit, air marshal, Air Vice-Marshal…BomberCommand, American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, RAF Bomber Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edmund Charles Peirse KCB DSO AFC (30 September 1892 - 5 August 1970), was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Son of...
Norman Bottomley

Norman Bottomley

male, deceased (1970)
Yorkshireman, Distinguished Service Order, BomberCommand, Order of the Indian Empire, Air Chief Marshal, Air Force Cross…Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
Air Chief Marshal Sir Norman Howard Bottomley KCB CIE DSO AFC RAF (September 18, 1891 - August 13, 1970) was the Yorkshire-born successor to Arthur...
Robert Saundby

Robert Saundby

male, deceased (1971)
Sir Robert Henry Magnus Saundby, Military Cross, BomberCommand, Royal Air Force air marshal, kcb, Order of the Bath…RAF Bomber Command, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
Air Marshal Sir Robert Henry Magnus Saundby KCB MC (26 April 1896 - 25 September 1971) was an RAF officer whose career spanned both World War I and...
Harry Broadhurst

Harry Broadhurst

male, deceased (1995)
Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, BomberCommand, world war 2, royal air force, raf, afc…RAF Bomber Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst GCB KBE DSO and Bar DFC and Bar AFC RAF (28 October, 1905 - 29 August, 1995), commonly known as Broady, was...
James Hayward

James Hayward

male, 43 years old
the battle of britain, BomberCommand, d-day, normandy, bauhaus, Les Six
James Hayward is the pseudonym of James Nice (b. 6 January 1966 in Essex), English writer on military and modern art history. Educated at the...
Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt

Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt

male, deceased (1995)
second world war, dso, British, royal air force, raf, cmg…BomberCommand, RAF Bomber Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt GCB GBE CMG DSO MC RAF (9 June, 1886 - 15 August, 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander....
Paddy Finucane

Paddy Finucane

male, deceased (1942)
DFC & Two Bars, Dublin, Ireland, Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Pat Finucane, Synge Street CBS, second world war…BomberCommand
"Note: Do not confuse with Pat Finucane or Patrick Finucane" Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, DSO, DFC & two Bars (1920 - 1942), known as Paddy...
Brian Trubshaw

Brian Trubshaw

male, deceased (2001)
Old Wykehamist, British World War II pilot, Royal Air Force officer, RAF Transport Command, British, royal air force…BomberCommand, RAF Bomber Command, Transport Command
Ernest Brian Trubshaw (January 29 1924 - 25 March 2001) was a notable test pilot, and the first British pilot to fly Concorde, in April 1969. He...
Ken Wallis

Ken Wallis

male, 93 years old
Royal Air Force officer, PhD, BomberCommand, Grimsby, FRAeS, Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE, DEng (hc), CEng, FRAeS, FSETP, PhD (hc), RAF (Ret'd), is one of the leading exponents of autogyros. He...