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  1. SaviG
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    The Squadrons And Units Of The Fleet Air Arm (request)

    Does anyone have this book? "The Squadrons And Units Of The Fleet Air Arm" by Ballance, Howard & Sturtivant 2016 and would be willing to take a...
    Thread by: SaviG, Feb 3, 2026, 4 replies, in forum: Research Material
  2. Taylorjames
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    Can someone help with working out Navy medal entitlement from my grandads military history?

    Hi all, I have recieved my grandads military history from the MOD and have worked out all the places he was abroad during the war. Just wonderd if...
    Thread by: Taylorjames, Jan 9, 2026, 5 replies, in forum: Unit History
  3. Taylorjames
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    HMS COLOSSUS JAN-JUN 1945

    Hi all, Just wondered if anyone has any photos or more info on HMS COLOSSUS from roughly Jan-June 1945. My Grandad was on there in that peroid,...
    Thread by: Taylorjames, Jan 2, 2026, 3 replies, in forum: General
  4. Taylorjames
    Thread

    Help with working out medal entitlement from service history

    Hi all, Hope everyone had a great Xmas! I was wondering if anyone on here would be able to work out what campaign medals my Grandad would have...
    Thread by: Taylorjames, Dec 28, 2025, 1 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  5. JohnG505
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    RAF Airman - Fleet Air Arm Pool - Lee on Solent

    Is there anyway I can find the specifics of someone's movements who served with the FAA Pool? According to his Record of Service, RAF Halton...
    Thread by: JohnG505, Dec 21, 2024, 2 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  6. Bill West
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    Lympne Airfield

    Good morning, I am part of the Lympne airfield history society and I was privileged to be able to visit a forward observation post in Lympne...
    Thread by: Bill West, Mar 10, 2024, 4 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  7. shaunhulllis
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    Which Carrier: Illustrious or Begum?

    I have been sent the attached images of crewmen of 832 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, taken on board an aircraft carrier at some point in 1944 or 1945...
    Thread by: shaunhulllis, Mar 10, 2023, 3 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  8. tackler7
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    Robert Denholm BEILBY - HMS Unicorn - - 837 Squadron- Died 10.10.1943

    Hello I am hoping you can help with researching the above. His ancestry records from the Allied Airman Roll of Honour state "Crashed Over the...
    Thread by: tackler7, Oct 2, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  9. Sjack91
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    Grandparents records

    Hi all, I hope you are well. While looking through my Grandfathers things I came a cross the following WW2 record. I am wondering if anyone could...
    Thread by: Sjack91, Aug 21, 2022, 7 replies, in forum: Service Records
  10. shaunhulllis
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    Guy Colquhoun RICHARDSON RNVR FAA HMS Goshawk-769-850-832 Sqns - torpedoed 1942?

    If this forum cannot help I don't know who can... Guy Colquhoun RICHARDSON, born 8 September 1921. Silver Medal at 1948 Olympics. RNVR (A)...
    Thread by: shaunhulllis, Aug 8, 2022, 7 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  11. George Walford
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    Fleet Air Arm - North Atlantic and Indian Ocean - General directions for where to go next

    Hello I have been lurking a while, so I will start with some thanks to this forum! I never would have found any details at all about my Dad's...
    Thread by: George Walford, Jun 23, 2022, 28 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  12. Roy Martin
    Resource

    New Resource THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MERCHANT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS John R. Mably 2020-12-16

    I have now had a chance to look through the file, which does not seem to have been corrupted. A few observations: The deadweight of the vessels...
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Dec 16, 2020 in category: Documents
  13. dbf
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    156787 Lt Roy Campbell MacDONALD, 8 HLI attd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders: 07/11/1943

    Personal Number: 156787 Army Number: - Rank: Lieutenant Name: Roy Campbell MacDONALD Units: Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment); 8 Highland...
    Thread by: dbf, Sep 2, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others
  14. Billy B
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    Sub Lt Thomas Derrick Steele RNVR HMS Heron 759 Sq d.24/12/1943 Chard air crash?

    Hi, I'm a first-time poster searching for information about a relative, Thomas Derrick STEELE who died in an air crash on Christmas Eve 1943 in...
    Thread by: Billy B, Jul 26, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
  15. mikky
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    Ark Royal Swordfish pilot John 'Jock' Moffat

    I'm researching Lieutenant-Commander John 'Jock' Moffat, the man credited with crippling the Bismark. I have quite a bit on him though cannot...
    Thread by: mikky, May 10, 2020, 11 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  16. Chef_Hendrix
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    Suitcase and unidentified bag (kitbag?)

    Good Evening, I was recently gifted a few items which belonged to my Great Uncle. J.J. Benton RAF/FAA One of these items is a small suitcase...
    Thread by: Chef_Hendrix, Jul 29, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: WW2 Militaria
  17. Ravrick
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    Fleet Air Arm RN Spitfire loss 4 Aug 1943

    Hi, I am researching the career of Lt Herbert Douglas Barr RNR, a pilot who is listed as crashing a Spitfire in 1943. The extract from the...
    Thread by: Ravrick, Apr 1, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: The War In The Air
  18. Tullybrone
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    Commonwealth Air Training Programme - Canada

    Hi, UK PBS Channel has been showing 4 part documentary series Tues/Fri this week about CATP in Canada. All episodes repeated in "box set" style...
    Thread by: Tullybrone, Mar 14, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: The War In The Air
  19. Matthew T. Junkin
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    819 NAS

    I'm researching activities of the 819 NAS during World War II. Specifically, I am looking for records of operations during February 1945. I have...
    Thread by: Matthew T. Junkin, Jun 22, 2018, 6 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
  20. webbyg
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    Symbols interpreted

    I have an entry from a 1943 Navy List, under Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve - Temporary Lieutenants (A), that reads: (P) Hill Dugan Simpson 25 July...
    Thread by: webbyg, Jul 15, 2016, 13 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
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