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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
Rank: Wing Commander: Battles / wars: World War II. Battle of Greece. ... 1920–1948) was a Greek flying ace during World War II credited with 5 aerial victories.
Red Army Uniforms of World War II in Colour Photographs. London: Windrow & Greene. ISBN 978-1872004594. Rosignoli, Guido (1972). Army badges and insignia of World War 2: Book 1. MacMillan Colour Series. New York: Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 9780026050807. LCCN 72-85765. Rosignoli, Guido (1980). Naval and Marine Badges and Insignia of World War 2 ...
By May 1941, the squadrons based at all the main fighter airfields operated in wings, under the tactical control of the new post of wing leader, a survivor of 1940 with the rank of wing commander. Fighter Command began a campaign to gain air superiority over northwestern France.
The United States Army Air Forces incurred 12% of the Army's 936,000 battle casualties in World War II. 88,119 airmen died in service. 52,173 were battle casualty deaths: 45,520 killed in action, 1,140 died of wounds, 3,603 were missing in action and declared dead, and 1,910 were non-hostile battle deaths. Of the United States military and ...
Rank: Wing Commander: Commands: No. 72 Squadron RAF (1949–52) Hornchurch Wing (1943) No. 122 Squadron RAF (1942–43) Battles / wars: Second World War. Battle of Britain; Channel Front; Awards: Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross Distinguished Flying Medal & Two Bars Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Croix de guerre (Belgium)
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 ...
On 1 July 1944, Wolfe was promoted to Temporary Wing Commander and attended an Aviation medicine Course at RAF Farnborough on 31 July. In May 1945, he went to Headquarters of No. 88 Group RAF in Norway for Staff work, receiving a Mention in Dispatches on 8 June whilst flying with No. 132 Wing RAF part of No. 13 Group RAF.