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Roald Dahl – World War II fighter pilot, and famous novelist. His record of five aerial victories has been confirmed by post-war research and cross-referenced in Axis records. (He ended the war with the temporary rank of wing commander; substantive rank was squadron leader.) Roly Falk – test pilot on the maiden flight of the Avro Vulcan
The following table shows comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks of Allied powers, the major Axis powers and various other countries and co-belligerents during World War II. Table [ edit ]
Rank: Wing Commander: Service number: 122337: Commands: No. 123 (Typhoon) Wing (1945) No. 146 (Typhoon) Wing (1944–45) No. 198 Squadron RAF (1943–44) Battles / wars: Second World War Korean War: Awards: Distinguished Service Order & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Air Force Cross Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Grand Officer of the Order of ...
Wing leader, or wing commander (flying), denotes the tactical commander of a Commonwealth military wing on flying operations. The terms refer to a position, not a rank, although the role was usually taken by an officer ranked wing commander. The position was also distinct from the commanding officer of the wing, generally a higher-ranked ...
Gibbs' rank of squadron leader was made fully substantive on 20 November 1942, and backdated all the way to 1 March 1941. [13] He was kept from operational service and was given a role in the Air Ministry, but by 1944 the strain from his flying days caught up with him and he was invalided out as a wing commander on 24 February. [14]
In September 1946, Doe returned to the UK, where he held several staff positions. He commanded No. 32 squadron in Egypt in 1952, and retired on 1 April 1966 with the rank of wing commander. [9] After retirement, Doe opened a garage business. He also wrote his autobiography Bob Doe – Fighter Pilot.
Wing Commander Mark Henry Brown, DFC & Bar (9 October 1911 – 12 November 1941) was a Canadian-born flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Credited with having shot down at least fifteen German aircraft, he was the first Canadian pilot to become a flying ace during the war.
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