RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives
RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives At its height during the Second World War, the RAF totaled 185,000 personnel. All are covered in the RAF casualty…
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RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives
At its height during the Second World War, the RAF totaled 185,000 personnel. All are covered in the RAF casualty files. Men and women, from home and overseas, served alongside members of Dominion Air Forces, and those members of the air forces of occupied Europe who had escaped to fight on.
All information concerning casualties was carefully complied at the Air Ministry and now, from these the official records, those covering operational losses (in the air and on the ground), and flying accidents are being made available to the public through The National Archives.This huge collection of casualty files contains a wealth of contemporary documentation from a variety of sources including captured German records. The heaviest losses were suffered by the aircrews; in Bomber Command alone some 75,000 were killed, wounded or captured. The fascinating insight into the fate of
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