Posted on May 20, 2018
An Excerpt from "RAF: The Birth of the World’s First Air Force," by historian Richard Overy
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The Royal Air Force was formally activated on 1 April 1918, April Fools’ Day. It was an inauspicious date on which to launch the world’s first independent air force, and there were hesitations about choosing it.
An Excerpt from "RAF: The Birth of the World’s First Air Force," by historian Richard Overy
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Thank you for sharing my friend PO1 William "Chip" Nagel an excerpt focused on the birth of the Royal Air Force. That air force protected my teenage dad and mom in London during the blitz. My mom was evacuated with her sisters to an estate called Hatchlands while my dad stayed in the city.
BTW Hatchlands is an estate in Surrey
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Gabriel F.
BTW Hatchlands is an estate in Surrey
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Gabriel F.
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LTC Stephen F. Once Upon a Time I Lived at RAF West Ruislip and Worked at RAF Eastcote.
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