356: Arab Legion, Aden Protectorate Levies, RAF Armd Car Coy
The Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF was a military unit of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) which was part of Habforce and Kingcol during World War II.
Creation
On 7 April 1922, “Number 2 Armoured Car Company RAF” was formed at Heliopolis in the Kingdom of Egypt. The company was placed under the command [...]
The story about the RAF Levies Iraq (Assyrian) by Gaby Kiwarkis and his web site is worth to visit and most of the pictures used is from his gallery.
http://assyrianlevies.info/home.php
1915- Major J I Eadie, Special service officer in the Muntafiq Division in Mesopotamia, recruited forty mounted Arabs from the tribes round Nasiriyeh, for duty under the [...]
Halifax II DT620
You can read more about allied airmen and their aircraft on:
http://www.airmen.dk/
http://www.airmen.dk/p143.htm
Halifax II DT 620 which was shot down in the North sea just outside Stevns 14/3-1943.
The flight belonged to the Royal Airforce 138th Squadron, Bombing command and was codet NF-T. Departure 17:50 from Tempsford with the mission: SOE to drop zone Wrona 614 [...]
Royal Air Force post 1953 badges
Badges of Air Training Corps, Observer corps etc
Royal Air Force Police Auxiliaries
For around 70 years between the mid 1920’s and 90’s, the RAF Police were assisted in various locations around the world by a variety of locally recruited auxiliary guards and watchmen. In 1947 the status of these auxiliary units was formalised and placed under [...]
RAF trade and misch badges
Patchfinder badge Royal Air Force
This is the correct pattern for the RAF Royal Air Force AWARD badge for members of the Pathfinder Force.
The RAF and other Commonwealth countries use a similar eagle badge widely for various applications , cap and sleeve badges, even sweetheart items. It was also used [...]
Royal Air Force Squadron badges
Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force ww1 & ww2 cap badges
Free Polish Air force in the West 1939-1945
Further information: Polish Air Force order of battle in 1939
Further information: Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain
The Polish Air Force first fought in 1939 Invasion of Poland. Significantly outnumbered and with its fighters outmatched by more [...]
Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force ww1 & ww2 cap badges