Cyril Stanley Bamberger, the Glossary
Cyril Stanley "Bam" Bamberger, (4 May 1919 – 3 February 2008) was a Royal Air Force pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, the defence of Malta and the Korean War.[1]
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37 relations: Aden Emergency, Air Efficiency Award, Air Ministry, Allied invasion of Sicily, Battle of Britain, Battle of Britain Monument, London, Bristol Sycamore, Cheshire, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Duchess of Cornwall, Flight lieutenant, Flying officer, Gloster Meteor, Guinness, Hampshire, Hyde, Greater Manchester, Intelligence officer, Junkers Ju 87, Korean War, Lever Brothers, London Biggin Hill Airport, Malta, Medal bar, Messerschmitt Bf 109, No. 261 Squadron RAF, No. 41 Squadron RAF, No. 610 Squadron RAF, No. 93 Squadron RAF, Pilot officer, RAF Hal Far, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Siege of Malta (World War II), Squadron leader, Supermarine Spitfire, World War II.
- British military personnel of the Aden Emergency
- Royal Air Force personnel of the Korean War
Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency, also known as the 14 October Revolution or as the Radfan Uprising, was an armed rebellion by the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) against the Federation of South Arabia, a British Protectorate of the United Kingdom, which led to the proclamation of the People's Republic of South Yemen.
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Air Efficiency Award
The Air Efficiency Award, post-nominal letters AE for officers, was instituted in 1942.
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Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.
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Allied invasion of Sicily
The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.
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Battle of Britain Monument, London
The Battle of Britain Monument in London is a sculpture on the Victoria Embankment, overlooking the River Thames, which commemorates the individuals who took part in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War.
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Bristol Sycamore
The Bristol Type 171 Sycamore is an early helicopter developed and built by the helicopter division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
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Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England.
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Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".
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Duchess of Cornwall
Duchess of Cornwall is a title held by the wife of the heir apparent to the British throne.
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Flight lieutenant
Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt or F/L) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.
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Flying officer
Flying officer (Fg Off or F/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.
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Gloster Meteor
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War.
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Guinness
Guinness is a stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in the 18th century.
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Hampshire
Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 35,890 in 2021.
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Intelligence officer
An intelligence officer is a person employed by an organization to collect, compile or analyze information (known as intelligence) which is of use to that organization.
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Junkers Ju 87
The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.
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Korean War
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.
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Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers was a British manufacturing company founded in 1885 by two brothers: William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), and James Darcy Lever (1854–1916).
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London Biggin Hill Airport
London Biggin Hill Airport is a minor commercial airport serving Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located south-southeast of Central London.
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Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Medal bar
A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.
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Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force.
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No. 261 Squadron RAF
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No. 41 Squadron RAF
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No. 610 Squadron RAF
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No. 93 Squadron RAF
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Pilot officer
Pilot officer (Plt Off or P/O) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.
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RAF Hal Far
Royal Air Force Hal Far or more commonly RAF Hal Far is a former Royal Air Force station which was the first permanent airfield to be built on Malta.
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
The Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) was established in 1936 to support the preparedness of the U.K. Royal Air Force in the event of another war.
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Royal Auxiliary Air Force
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF), formerly the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF), together with the Air Force Reserve, is a component of His Majesty's Reserve Air Forces (Reserve Forces Act 1996, Part 1, Para 1,(2),(c)).
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Siege of Malta (World War II)
The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.
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Squadron leader
Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr or S/L) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.
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Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
British military personnel of the Aden Emergency
- Anne Field
- Anthony Farrar-Hockley
- Bernard Penfold
- Bill Speakman
- Bronco Lane
- Charles Clarke (RAF officer)
- Charles Harington (British Army officer, born 1910)
- Colin Mitchell
- Cyril Stanley Bamberger
- David Alexander (Royal Marines officer)
- David Gwynne-James
- David Purley
- Donald Callander
- Ewen Southby-Tailyour
- Graham Mills
- Hew Pike
- Jack Dye (British Army officer)
- John Cubbon
- John Richards (Royal Marines officer)
- John Severne
- John Thomson (RAF officer)
- John Watts (British Army officer)
- John Willoughby (British Army officer)
- Michael Beetham
- Michael Harbottle
- Michael Le Fanu
- Mike Wingate Gray
- Peter Horsfall
- Peter Leng
- Peter Mallett
- Peter Wyldbore Gibbs
- Philip Tower
- Philip Ward
- Richard Lawson (British Army officer)
- Robert Richardson (British Army officer)
- Robin Roe
- Roland Gibbs
- Shaun Brogan
- Sir Tony Wilson, 6th Baronet
- Talaiasi Labalaba
- Ted Loden
- Timothy Creasey
Royal Air Force personnel of the Korean War
- Cyril Stanley Bamberger
- Eric Dunn
- George Chesworth
- John Robert Baldwin
- Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer)
- Peter Le Cheminant
- Peter Wykeham
- Rod Hull
- Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)
- William Harbison