No. 62 Squadron RAF, the Glossary

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1. 67 relations: Air vice-marshal, Alor Setar, Armentières, Arthur Scarf, Battle of Imphal, Battle of Palembang, Battle of the Admin Box, Battle off Endau, Berlin Blockade, Bloodhound (missile), Bristol Blenheim, Bristol F.2 Fighter, British Malaya, Charles Arnison, Chindits, De Havilland, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Douglas Savage, Enquin-les-Mines, Ernest Morrow, France, Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, George Everard Gibbons, Gloucestershire, Hawker Hind, Hugh Claye, Java, Kolkata, Lockheed Hudson, Malayan campaign, Manfred von Richthofen, Mingaladon Township, Monsoon, Myanmar, Nakajima Ki-27, No. 1 Squadron RAAF, No. 139 Squadron RAF, No. 151 Wing RAF, No. 40 Squadron RAF, No. 76 Squadron RAF, No. 88 Squadron RAF, Nord (French department), Palembang, RAF Abingdon, RAF Filton, RAF Manston, RAF Oakington, RAF Woolfox Lodge, RMAF Butterworth Air Base, Royal Air Force, ... Expand index (17 more) »

Air vice-marshal

Air vice-marshal (Air Vce Mshl or AVM) is a air officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Alor Setar

Alor Setar (Jawi:, Kedahan: Loqstaq) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia.

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Armentières

Armentières (Armentiers, Armintîre) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

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Arthur Scarf

Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf, VC (14 June 1913 – 9 December 1941) was a Royal Air Force pilot and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Battle of Imphal

The Battle of Imphal (language|ja-paan laan|Japanese invasion) took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in Northeast India from March until July 1944.

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Battle of Palembang

The Battle of Palembang was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II.

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Battle of the Admin Box

The Battle of the Admin Box (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Ngakyedauk or the Battle of Sinzweya) took place on the southern front of the Burma campaign from 5 to 23 February 1944, in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II.

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Battle off Endau

The Battle off Endau was a Second World War battle that took place off Endau town on 26–27 January 1942.

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Berlin Blockade

The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.

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Bloodhound (missile)

The Bristol Bloodhound is a British ramjet powered surface-to-air missile developed during the 1950s.

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Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war.

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Bristol F.2 Fighter

The Bristol F.2 Fighter is a British First World War two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft developed by Frank Barnwell at the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company later known as the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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British Malaya

The term "British Malaya" (Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century.

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Charles Arnison

Lieutenant Charles Henry Arnison (13 January 1893 – 4 September 1974) was a British World War I flying ace credited with nine aerial victories.

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Chindits

The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II.

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De Havilland

The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London.

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.

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Douglas Savage

Douglas Alfred Savage, (1892–1967) was a British flying ace of the First World War, credited with seven aerial victories.

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Enquin-les-Mines

Enquin-les-Mines (Enken; Inquin-les-Mines) is a town and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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Ernest Morrow

Captain Ernest Morrow (1897–1949) was a Canadian flying ace during World War I. He was credited with seven aerial victories while flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Geoffrey Forrest Hughes

Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, (12 July 1895 – 13 September 1951) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War.

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George Everard Gibbons

Captain George Everard Gibbons (15 February 1896 – 20 March 1923) was a British World War I flying ace credited with 18 aerial victories gained while flying a Bristol F.2 Fighter in 1918.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Hawker Hind

The Hawker Hind was a British light bomber of the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft for the Royal Air Force.

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Hugh Claye

Hugh Claye (22 June 1889 – 9 August 1972) was a British flying ace of World War I. In conjunction with his pilots he was credited with 11 aerial victories (four destroyed, seven 'driven down out of control') while flying as an observer/gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighter airplanes.

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Java

Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Lockheed Hudson

The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built by the American Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

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Malayan campaign

The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the, was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War.

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Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.

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Mingaladon Township

Mingaladon Township (မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် ဍုၚ်ဒြဲာမ္ၚဵု) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar.

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Monsoon

A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.

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Nakajima Ki-27

The was the main fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service up until 1940.

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No. 1 Squadron RAAF

No. No. 62 Squadron RAF and No. 1 Squadron RAAF are military units and formations established in 1916 and Royal Flying Corps squadrons.

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No. 139 Squadron RAF

No. No. 62 Squadron RAF and No. 139 Squadron RAF are Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons.

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No. 151 Wing RAF

No 151 Wing Royal Air Force was a British unit which operated with the Soviet forces on the Kola Peninsula in the northern USSR during the first months of Operation Barbarossa, in the Second World War.

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No. 40 Squadron RAF

No. No. 62 Squadron RAF and No. 40 Squadron RAF are 1916 establishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations established in 1916, Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons and Royal Flying Corps squadrons.

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No. 76 Squadron RAF

Number 76 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. No. 62 Squadron RAF and No. 76 Squadron RAF are 1916 establishments in the United Kingdom, military units and formations established in 1916, Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons and Royal Flying Corps squadrons.

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No. 88 Squadron RAF

Number 88 Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force. No. 62 Squadron RAF and No. 88 Squadron RAF are Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons and Royal Flying Corps squadrons.

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Nord (French department)

Nord (officially département du Nord; départémint dech Nord; Noorderdepartement) is a département in Hauts-de-France region, France bordering Belgium.

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Palembang

Palembang (Palembang: Pelémbang, Jawi) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.

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RAF Abingdon

Royal Air Force Abingdon, or more simply RAF Abingdon, is a former Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

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RAF Filton

Royal Air Force Filton or more simply RAF Filton is a former Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Air Force (RAF) station located north of the city centre of Bristol, England.

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RAF Manston

Royal Air Force Manston or more simply RAF Manston is a former Royal Air Force station located in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996.

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RAF Oakington

Royal Air Force Oakington or more simply RAF Oakington was a Royal Air Force station located north of Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England and northwest of Cambridge.

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RAF Woolfox Lodge

Royal Air Force Woolfox Lodge, or more simply RAF Woolfox Lodge, is a former Royal Air Force station next to the A1 road in Rutland, UK.

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RMAF Butterworth Air Base

RMAF Butterworth (TUDM Butterworth) is an active Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) situated from Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia.

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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 Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Songkhla

Songkhla (สงขลา), also known as Singgora or Singora (Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia.

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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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Sumatra

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.

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Taiping, Perak

Taiping (Jawi: تاءيڤيڠ; t,, Hokkien: Thài-pêng; தைப்பிங்) is a town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia.

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Thomas Elliott (RAF officer)

Second Lieutenant Thomas Elliott (17 March 1898 – unknown) was a First World War British flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories, all while flying as an observer in the Bristol F.2 Fighter.

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Thomas L. Purdom

Captain Thomas Laurence Purdom (24 June 1892 – 8 March 1927) was a Scottish World War I flying ace credited with 13 confirmed aerial victories.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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William Norman Holmes

Sergeant William Norman Holmes (10 September 1896 – 21 December 1981) was a British World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.

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William Staton

Air Vice Marshal William Ernest Staton, (27 August 1898 – 22 July 1983) was a British airman who began his career as a First World War flying ace credited with 26 victories.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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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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Yangon

Yangon (ရန်ကုန်), formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma).

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Yangon International Airport

Yangon International Airport is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._62_Squadron_RAF

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