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	Air Defence of Great Britain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB) refers to two different components of the RAF depending on the time period in question.
		In 1936 ADGB was abolished with the Bombing Area becoming Bomber Command and the Fighting Area becoming Fighter Command.
		The second use for the name came when it was adopted for the rump of Fighter Command dedicated to the defence of the United Kingdom after the formation of the Second Tactical Air Force in 1943.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Defence_of_Great_Britain (180 words)

	RAF Second Tactical Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its first commander was Air Marshal Sir John d'Albiac, who, on 21 January 1944, was succeeded by the man most associated with Second TAF, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham.
		Coningham had great experience of the type of operations required for supporting fast moving ground warfare due to his command of the Desert Air Force in north Africa and Italy.
		It was redesignated British Air Forces of Occupation on 15 July 1945, ending an extremely successful war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Second_Tactical_Air_Force (370 words)

	ipedia.com: Military history of Britain during World War II Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		At the request of the government, thousands of small boats from the coast of Britain were therefore sailed to Dunkirk by their civilian masters, and ferried the troops from the beaches to the waiting warships, often under air attack or bombardment.
		Air superiority was considered an essential pre-requisite to invasion, and the Luftwaffe began operations intended to destroy the Royal Air Force.
		In the last great amphibious operation of the war in Europe, British Commandos and Canadian troops captured the island in the late autumn of 1944, clearing the way for Antwerp to be opened and for the easement of the critical logistical problems the Allies were suffering.
	www.ipedia.com /military_history_of_britain_during_world_war_ii.html (13340 words)

	SAW Polish Air Force
		The Polish Air Force was recreated in France from air crews who had managed to make their way via Rumania and other routes to French soil and by June 1940 it numbered 7,000 personnel and about 90 operational aircraft.
		Air Force studies ran from April 1943 to the beginning of 1944 at the Polish Military Staff College near Peebles.
		The principal memorials to the airmen of the Polish Air Force in Britain are to be found in England.
	www.ostrycharz.free-online.co.uk /PolishAirForce.html (2084 words)

	The air defence of the United Kingdom - Post war planning
		At the beginning of this article mention was made of the Chiefs Of Staff paper "Air Defence of Great Britain during the ten years following the defeat of Germany" (Air 2/5773).
		The Air Ministry formally agreed to the five phases in February 1946 and the Chiefs of Staff were asked to approve the phase 2 plan and to accept that for the time being the UK would be virtually undefended from the air.
		The formation of Nato in April 1949 in response to the perceived Russian threat and the testing of Russia's first atomic bomb on 29 August were among the factors that were lead to renewed interest in defence matters by the U.K. government.
	www.radarpages.co.uk /mob/postwar/postwar5.htm (499 words)

	September 1st 1940
		For some time now, Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory of 12 Group, had been pushing for multi-squadron formations, a scheme that had been instigated by one of his squadron leaders Douglas Bader and was to become known as the "Big Wing".
		Hough and Richards in their book "Battle of Britain - A Jubilee History" p238 state that the pilot in question was in fact Canadian Pilot Officer J.A. (Johnny) Walker of 111 Squadron was actually leaning forward still in his Sutton harness, head on his chest and asleep with exhaustion.
		The air is pungent with the acrid smell of cordite and its throbs to the engines of the bombers punctuated by the whining, straining sounds of fighters as they dive, climb and turn somewhere above.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0032.html (4794 words)

	Australian Military Units
		During the Second World War, Britain's Royal Air Force was divided into a number of functional and geographic commands in line with an organisation that had first been implemented in 1936.
		Fighter Command was primarily responsible for the defence of Great Britain and at its height in mid-1941 consisted of 79 squadrons organised into five groups.
		In November 1943 many Fighter Command squadrons were transferred to the 2nd Tactical Air Force to provide close air support for the British 21st Army Group in the upcoming invasion of France.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_15125.asp (235 words)

	The Royal Observer Corps was a uniformed volunteer organisation
		In January 1924, the committee of the Imperial Defence appointed a sub-committee to investigate the aerial defence of Southeast England.
		The Air Ministry agreed, and on the 1 March 1929, appointed Air Commodore E A D Masterman CB CMG CBE AFC RAF (Rtd) as the first Commandant of the Corps.
		Air Commodore Masterman held his appointment until 1 March 1936, when he retired, he was succeeded by Air Commodore Warrington-Morris CMG OBE RAF (Rtd) who was destined to lead the Corps until well into the second World War.
	www.rocassoc.org.uk /open/national/roca/hist_ng2.htm (2151 words)

	JMH Abstracts: Vol. 63, No. 4
		The article examines the role of strategic air defence within Royal Air Force (RAF) doctrine and policy during the period.
		It analyses the structure of the British strategic air defence system of the time, and considers the quality of such things as command, control and intelligence, early warning systems, aircraft, and training.
		It demonstrates that by 1934, the RAF had already developed the world's best strategic air defence system, and that this served as the fundamental basis for the rise of Fighter Command in the later 1930s.
	www.smh-hq.org /jmh/volumes/jmh634/abs634.html (850 words)

	The Battle of Britain (2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		RAF fighters could land to re-arm and re-fuel in time to be back in the air to meet the next wave of raiders, it was not uncommon for a squadron to fly six missions a day.
		The fighter defences were taken off guard, and the bomber formations reached the city, causing heavy damage especially in the London docks and East End.
		Raids on the Capital and fighter stations continued, the battle continued, but it was clear that the attempt to destroy the RAF had failed, for the moment at least there would be no invasion.
	www.brooksart.com /BoB2.html (946 words)

	Radar Stations
		During the Battle of Britain these stations were able to detect enemy aircraft at any time of day and in any weather conditions.
		A control station in Britain broadcast a radar beam in the direction of the target, and another beam tracked an Oboe-equipped Pathfinder bomber.
		The plans for the air defence of Great Britain had as early as the autumn of 1937 been rewritten round the assumption that the promises made by our scientists for the still unproven Radar would be kept.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWradar.htm (531 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1925
		A new formation encompassing all units of the Royal Air Force's Home Defence Force, Air Defences of Great Britain (later renamed Air Defence of Great Britain) is formed.
		5, 27 and 60 Squadrons Royal Air Force (RAF) are despatched to the airstrips at Miranshah and Tank, under the command of Wing Commander R.C.M. Pink, in an effort to control the Mahsud tribesmen of South Wazirstan.
		Air action begins against Mahsud mountain strongholds and an 'air blockade' is established.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1925.html (277 words)

	D'Arcy Collection: "Typhoon!" by Bill Perring. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		One of only two Typhoon squadrons to remain as part of Fighter Command (temporarily renamed Air Defence of Great Britain), 263 Sqn, code-letters HE, was unusual in that it had two flights, one operating as bombers and the other armed with rockets.
		In some places however, enthusiasm seems to have got the better of common sense for there are tales of huge barricades being erected across unmade paths leading down to the smallest of coves, many of these obstructions being subsequently removed after pressure from the villagers.
		A local man recalled a great line of concrete blocks known as 'Dragon's Teeth' being built across the beach at Chapel Porth only to be washed away in the winter storms of 1940-41.
	members.aol.com /blyndbat/typhoo.htm (475 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1936
		The Air Officer Commanding Inland Area, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett, continues to act as the Air Officer Commanding of the new command.
		The Metropolitan Royal Air Force is reorganised to reflect the demands of expansion with Air Defence of Great Britain reformed into two role-relevant commands:
		Although the results of the trial are mixed, the Chief of the Air Staff concludes that they have proved the concept of an RDF system and justified the development of RDF as part of the air defences of the United Kingdom.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1936.html (558 words)

	Freddie Corpes
		In March 1944 I received instructions to report to London, from where I and a number of other Naval Officers (all Air Crew, though not for Flying Duties for this Appointment) were sent to the headquarters of the Air Defence of Great Britain (H.Q., A.D.G.B for short) at the RAF Headquarters at Bentley Priory, Stanmore.
		The air was full of allied aircraft, but I only saw one German aircraft in daylight on D-Day, a fighter bomber, Focke-Wolf 190, which dropped a couple of bombs on the beach, but as soon as it was dark the German bombers came.
		The 24 Bass defence sector HQ, with its outlying "Ground Control Interception" and other radar units, was responsible for controlling the RAF night fighter "Mosquito" aircraft, based in the UK to start with, patrolling the assault area.
	www.eurosurf.com /Freddie_Corpes (1091 words)

	The Radar Pages - References
		This book is a prime source and something of a philosopher's stone for anyone researching British air defence radar as its author served his country for 34 years at the very heart of British radar development.
		As the author remarks, CH was the first radar to be organised into a complete air defence system and the first such system to be used in wartime operations.
		The author describes the early, non radar based attempts at developing a British air defence and the events leading to the development of a radar based system.
	www.radarpages.co.uk /references/references.htm (2594 words)

	Student Presentations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Max Hastings writes about the allied strategic air campaign during the Second World War, which has been at the center of historical controversy during the 1990's in Britain and Canada, as public sentiments reassess the morality of the massive 'area bombing' campaigns carried out by the RAF and USAAF.
		While not decisive, and often possible to be seen as retribution against German citizens, the air campaign was the sole measure with which Britain could attack Germany from 1941-1943.
		Soon after he took over RAF Bomber Command in February of 1942, Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris was hurrying to his headquarters at High Wycombe west of London when he was stopped for speeding.
	www.stratnet.ucalgary.ca /cmss-new/courses-misc/hist545-madsen/presunit10.html (2607 words)

	The Battle of Britain
		In it's retreat from the continent, the British army had miraculously managed to save almost all of it's personnel, thanks in great part to the hundreds of private pleasure craft which aided in the evacuation from Dunkirk.
		RAF fighters could land to re-arm and re-fuel in time to be back in the air to meet the next wave of raiders, it was not uncommon for a squadron to fly six sorties a day.
		The Luftwaffe launched a series of massive attacks, and every available RAF fighter was in the air to oppose them, it was a day of maximum effort on both sides.
	www.brooksart.com /BoB.html (1426 words)

	2nd Tactical Air Force
		The wing initially comprised of two Typhoon Squadrons which were transferred from Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB), No.s 3 and 486 (New Zealand), which received their Tempests in March, and then flew to Ayr in Scotland for weapons training.
		Under the leadership of Wing Commander Beamont, the wing was tasked with providing air cover for the Normandy beachhead during the D-Day landings.
		On 18th June, still at Newchurch, the Wing, because of the Tempest's high speed, was tasked with the interception of the V1 flying bombs (under the control of ADGB).
	www.military-art.com /ap020.htm (1755 words)

	ROYAL OBSERVER CORP
		Due to the very successful service performed by the Corps and its long association with the RAF, within the Air Defence of Great Britain organisation, the addition of ‘Royal’ to the name of the organisation was bestowed on 15th February 1941.
		In attendance were senior staff from the Air Ministry (the government department which administered the ROC at the time), the Admiralty, Headquarters ROC, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and the Allied Expeditionary Air Force.
		Messages to the Air Ministry and ROC Headquarters, from ships' Captains, various naval and air commanders, (both land and ship based) were unanimous in their praise for the work of the ROC.
	www.combinedops.com /ROC.htm (2559 words)

	RSG: Sites: RAF Uxbridge - Battle of Britain Ops. Room
		HQ Fighter Command was located at Bentley Priory in Stanmore, which apart from the administration HQ contained the Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB) Filter and operations rooms.
		Before entering the bunker, we were able to see the standby set house where the original 1930's standby generator and associated control equipment is still in place and fully operational, as was demonstrated when the generator was started for us.
		The room has been restored to the state it was in during the Battle of Britain with the large irregularly shaped, angled plotting table taking up much of the floor.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/sites/u/uxbridge (1060 words)

	Airpower and British society, 1908-1939 \| Airminded
		The tragedy took place during an air raid; the as-yet unused Underground station was one of London's biggest deep air raid shelters.
		In Edwardian debates about the defence of the UK, the "bolt from the blue" school of naval strategy believed that the German navy could temporarily gain local superiority and throw a few hundred thousand soldiers ashore in Norfolk or somewhere, and Britain's puny army would be no match for those efficient Prussians.
		It 'should bring home to every patriot the vital necessity of Britain putting her house in order forthwith, by the grant of adequate provision in the nation's Estimates to enable us to make up the heavy leeway from which this country already suffers'.
	airminded.org (3450 words)

	Airwar Bibliography
		This is an annotated bibliography of the most comprehensive and definitive printed reference works on air combat operations since the dawn of flight.
		Emphasis is placed equally on the evolution and development of strategy and tactics, and on the day-by-day operations of front-line units.
		The operations by individual air forces in any given conflict are normally listed under the relevant air force in the individual 'country' bibliographies.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /biblio/airwar/airwar1.htm (2900 words)

	THE LAURENCE MINOT BOMBING TROPHY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Laurence Minot Bombing Trophy was presented to the Royal Air Force in 1926 in Memory of Captain Laurence Minot M.C. who was killed in air combat over Meulebeke, Flanders in 1917, while serving with No. 57 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps.
		The trophy was originally awarded for the best individual crew performances (pilot and bomb aimer) in a competition between the regular bomber squadrons in the Wessex Bombing Area of the Air Defence of Great Britain.
		On the outbreak of war the squadron was equipped with Hampdens and Ansons, but re-equipped in August 1940 with Stirling and began bombing Germany with great effect in February 1941.
	www.rafupwood.co.uk /lmbt.html (924 words)

	SITE
		The site today - the NATS radar station and the site of the old chain home wartime radar post that was a central part of the air defence of Great Britain.
		This was 'Ventnor Radar' of Battle of Britain fame.
		The Dakota impacted at the foot of one of the old bunkers forming the base of the famous aerial arrays used during the War.
	www.farvis.com /ventnor4.htm (422 words)

	Old Comrades Newsletter 106
		Instead, Defence Minister, Mark Burton, will issue what the Prime Minister calls a "formal statement on defence", adding "I'm rather keen to move to some practical issues and move off navel-gazing".
		Even though this breaks promises, in her election manifesto, of a White Paper on defence, the Prime Minister expects to make an announcement in a few weeks, but this has not happened as we go to press.
		It will not be, therefore, until the September issue that this Newsletter will be able to give her its customary constructive criticism.
	riv.co.nz /rnza/news/nl106.htm (816 words)

	Page Title
		A unique history of a fascinating aspect of air operations vital to national survival.
		This book is a fascinating insider's view of the Space Program, focusing not on the hardware of space but the people who fly into the cosmos.
		Illustrated in colour throughout by Robbie Shaw, this book is an indispensable reference work for students of modern air warfare and the political decisions that have shaped today's Air Force.
	www.aerobookcompany.com /page7.html (1107 words)

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