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  • September 11, 2015 at 10:40 pm in reply to: 1940 R.A.F. Education Officer #884382
    David Layne
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    Thanks to Alex Bateman for supplying collar insignia. Alex is also the one who twigged his name was Butler.

    http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q137/DavidLayne/11013348_10156063553330385_6401517606704983320_o.jpg

    September 11, 2015 at 7:59 pm in reply to: 1940 R.A.F. Education Officer #884674
    David Layne
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    Thank you David. What rank is he? What are his collar insignia? Do you know what squadron he was with?

    August 10, 2015 at 12:36 pm in reply to: Can anyone identify these aircraft #919521
    David Layne
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    I think I would like a little longer skid on that Potez.

    July 22, 2015 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Operation Manna and Exodus Documentaries #853294
    David Layne
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    Thanks, my dad was a repatriated POW.

    July 22, 2015 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Continental W670 #853302
    David Layne
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    Roland I cannot message you as you do not have enough posts. Contact me at d.layneATmchsiDOTcom and I will put you in touch with the right people at Continental.

    July 2, 2015 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Old RAF Station Crests-Here and abroad. #873132
    David Layne
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    Bumping this one up.

    I would be grateful if members could tell me what Unit Badges, if any, were applicable to the following organizations.

    R.A.F. Cardington, No. 2 Reception Centre, Cardington.

    R.A.F. Ternhill, No. 15 Personnel Transit Centre.

    R.A.F. Penhros 9 B&GS

    14 O.T.U. R.A.F. Cottesmore.

    May 26, 2015 at 11:34 pm in reply to: Aircraft names #902692
    David Layne
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    So, U.S.Army helicopters were named after native American tribes? – I guess we can forgive Sikorski’s R-4 Hoverfly as it was the first.
    However the follow-on R-5 Dragonfly – was that a British only name?
    Were there any other helicopters named after insects?

    Roger Smith.

    I don’t think the U.S. Army used this aircraft unless you want to count the U.S.A.A.F.

    May 26, 2015 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Aircraft names #902826
    David Layne
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    And also most of their fixed wing aircraft such as the Ute, Mohawk, Seminole, Huron, etc.

    However, I canoot find any trace of Native Indian tribes called Bird Dog, Beaver or Otter 🙂

    Beavers and Otters are de Havilland aircraft made in Canada and named after Canadian animals. The Bird Dog was named by Cessna employees.

    May 26, 2015 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Aircraft names #902847
    David Layne
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    Seems fair, though the Tarhe isn’t strictly named after a tribe either.

    Wiki.

    Tarhe (1742–1818) was a leader of the Wyandot people in the Ohio country. His nickname was “The Crane”.[1] He fought European-American expansion into the region until the Western Indian Confederacy was defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Afterwards, he sought accommodation with the United States.

    May 26, 2015 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Aircraft names #902895
    David Layne
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    So every other US Army helicopter is named after a tribe, but this one is named after a wind, which is also the name of a tribe. Right.

    The wind Chinook is named after the Chinook tribe of Indians.

    My Chinook experiences can be read under “Helicopter Recovery at this site. https://davidelsblog.wordpress.com/

    May 26, 2015 at 1:52 pm in reply to: Aircraft names #903153
    David Layne
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    American military helicopters are named after native American Indian tribes.

    May 25, 2015 at 10:49 pm in reply to: Northrop YC-125 Raider #903444
    David Layne
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]237689[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]237690[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]237691[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]237692[/ATTACH]

    This is the one at Wright Patterson.

    May 23, 2015 at 1:57 am in reply to: TFC Sea Fury #905330
    David Layne
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    Gate Guard, Rabat Morocco, 1973

    May 12, 2015 at 8:00 pm in reply to: Looking for POW photographs #912799
    David Layne
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    Petch, Walter. (Wally) Sgt. 77 Squadron Whitley Z6642 Two photos added and a group photo of Petch and others in Stalag 9C Muhlhausen.

    May 12, 2015 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Looking for POW photographs #913012
    David Layne
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    Jack Smith of 578 Squadron added

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